Isamu Noguchi

Paris Abstraction
1927–1928

A minimalist artwork featuring an abstract white leaf-like shape with a black oval at the tip, set against a textured beige background. The composition is simple and elegant, with a focus on the contrast between the shapes and the background.

A minimalist artwork featuring an abstract white leaf-like shape with a black oval at the tip, set against a textured beige background. The composition is simple and elegant, with a focus on the contrast between the shapes and the background.

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Date
1927–1928

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 25 11/16 × 19 3/4in. (65.2 × 50.2 cm)

Accession number
94.32

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Isamu Noguchi
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