Frederick Kiesler

Galaxy
c. 1955

Four abstract paintings with unconventional frame shapes are mounted on a wall. The top left features blue and gray brushstrokes on a rectangular canvas tilted on its side. The top right shows brown and black lines on a vertical rectangular canvas. The bottom left displays orange and pink hues on a tall, narrow trapezoidal canvas. The bottom right has a triangular canvas with swirling blue and green patterns.

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Date
c. 1955

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper on wood, four parts

Dimensions
Sheet (a): 13 7/8 × 15 1/2in. (35.2 × 39.4 cm) Image (a): 13 7/8 × 15 1/2in. (35.2 × 39.4 cm) Mount (a): 14 1/2 × 16 × 1 1/8in. (36.8 × 40.6 × 2.9 cm) Sheet (b): 22 × 11 7/16in. (55.9 × 29.1 cm) Image (b): 22 × 11 7/16in. (55.9 × 29.1 cm) Mount (b): 22 3/4 × 11 7/8 × 1/2in. (57.8 × 30.2 × 1.3 cm) Sheet (c): 22 1/2 × 10 15/16in. (57.2 × 27.8 cm) Image (c): 22 1/2 × 10 15/16in. (57.2 × 27.8 cm) Mount (c): 23 1/16 × 11 3/8 × 1/2in. (58.6 × 28.9 × 1.3 cm) Image (d): 12 3/4 × 11 11/16in. (32.4 × 29.7 cm) Sheet (d): 12 3/4 × 11 11/16in. (32.4 × 29.7 cm) Mount (d): 13 1/4 × 12 × 1/2in. (33.7 × 30.5 × 1.3 cm)

Accession number
2016.261a-d

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Lisbeth and Jason McCoy in memory of Lillian Kiesler

API
artworks/55666

Frederick Kiesler
16 works in the collection

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Frederick Kiesler

Galaxy c. 1955

Frederick Kiesler 16 works in the collection

Galaxy
c. 1955

Frederick Kiesler
16 works in the collection