Charles G. Shaw

Plastic Polygon
1938

Abstract geometric painting featuring an arrangement of variously sized rectangles and squares in muted colors such as blue, red, beige, white, and black, against a dark background. The composition suggests a stylized cityscape or architectural forms.

Abstract geometric painting featuring an arrangement of variously sized rectangles and squares in muted colors such as blue, red, beige, white, and black, against a dark background. The composition suggests a stylized cityscape or architectural forms.

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Date
1938

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on cut wood mounted on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 38 3/8 × 23 1/2in. (97.5 × 59.7 cm)

Accession number
82.5

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Charles G. Shaw
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