Theodoros Stamos

Saga of Ancient Alphabets
1948

An abstract painting featuring a blend of dark and warm colors, with a prominent blue and black oval shape at the top that resembles an eye, and various geometric and organic forms beneath it. The background has a textured appearance with shades of orange, red, and blue. The artwork has a signature in the bottom left corner.

An abstract painting featuring a blend of dark and warm colors, with a prominent blue and black oval shape at the top that resembles an eye, and various geometric and organic forms beneath it. The background has a textured appearance with shades of orange, red, and blue. The artwork has a signature in the bottom left corner.

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Date
1948

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 48 × 36in. (121.9 × 91.4 cm)

Accession number
2009.171

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Georgianna Stamatelos Savas in honor of the artist's wishes

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Theodoros Stamos
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