Ralston Crawford

Third Avenue Elevated #4
1952

A graphic print featuring abstract geometric shapes in yellow, black, and shades of blue on a white background. The composition includes a large central zigzagging black shape surrounded by blocks and triangles of color. There is a small black rectangle with a yellow background near the top right corner. The print is signed "Ralston Crawford" and titled "THIRD AVENUE ELEVATED" at the bottom, with the date 1952 and edition number 2/45.

A graphic print featuring abstract geometric shapes in yellow, black, and shades of blue on a white background. The composition includes a large central zigzagging black shape surrounded by blocks and triangles of color. There is a small black rectangle with a yellow background near the top right corner. The print is signed "Ralston Crawford" and titled "THIRD AVENUE ELEVATED" at the bottom, with the date 1952 and edition number 2/45.

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Date
1952

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 11/16 × 12 7/8in. (50 × 32.7 cm) Image: 17 3/16 × 10 3/16in. (43.7 × 25.9 cm)

Accession number
71.145

Edition
21/45

Publication
Printed by Desjobert

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Charles Simon

Rights and reproductions
© Ralston Crawford Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/3901

Exhibitions

American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014

Ralston Crawford
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