Sidney Gordin

Drawing
c. 1942

An abstract painting featuring a complex array of geometric shapes and lines in a muted palette with shades of brown, blue, and red. Black lines crisscross over the composition, adding a sense of movement. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom left corner. The painting is mounted on a white background with visible paper edges.
An abstract painting featuring a complex array of geometric shapes and lines in a muted palette with shades of brown, blue, and red. Black lines crisscross over the composition, adding a sense of movement. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom left corner. The painting is mounted on a white background with visible paper edges.

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Date
c. 1942

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque and transparent watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on paper (recto); Watercolor, pen and ink, and brush and ink on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 8 1/2in. (24.8 × 21.6 cm)

Accession number
84.65a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Sidney Gordin
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