Frederick Hammersley

In front of

1955–1956

Abstract painting with a large pale yellow circle, colorful geometric shapes, and a wavy black-yellow form.
Abstract painting with a large pale yellow circle, colorful geometric shapes, and a wavy black-yellow form.

Frederick Hammersley, In front of, 1955–1956. Oil on composition board, overall: 24 5/16 × 36 3/8 in. (61.8 × 92.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Frederick Hammersley Foundation 2016.176a-b. © Frederick Hammersley Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Recto - a-b

Not on view

Date
1955–1956

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 24 5/16 × 36 3/8 in. (61.8 × 92.4 cm)

Accession number
2016.176a-b

Credit line
Gift of the Frederick Hammersley Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© Frederick Hammersley Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/50418



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