Charles G. Shaw

Umbilical Contemplation
1940

Abstract geometric painting featuring a composition of various shapes in blue, black, white, beige, and gray on an olive green background. The shapes include a large circle intersected by a triangle and other angular forms, with a small black circle near the center.

Abstract geometric painting featuring a composition of various shapes in blue, black, white, beige, and gray on an olive green background. The shapes include a large circle intersected by a triangle and other angular forms, with a small black circle near the center.

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Date
1940

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on paperboard

Dimensions
Overall: 15 15/16 × 11 15/16in. (40.5 × 30.3 cm)

Accession number
91.58.2

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Carpenter, Jr.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Charles G. Shaw
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