Jimmy Ernst

Calligraphics, Number 2
1949

Abstract geometric composition on paper featuring a juxtaposition of sharp lines and organic shapes in a predominantly gray, white, and black color scheme with accents of red and yellow. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.

Abstract geometric composition on paper featuring a juxtaposition of sharp lines and organic shapes in a predominantly gray, white, and black color scheme with accents of red and yellow. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.

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Date
1949

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor, and brush, pen and colored ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 1/8 × 16in. (56.2 × 40.6 cm)

Accession number
49.6

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Jimmy Ernst / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/666

Exhibitions

Transitions at Mid-Century, Works on Paper 1945–1955

Feb 1–May 25, 2002

Jimmy Ernst
6 works in the collection

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