Charles G. Shaw

Untitled
1940

A geometric abstract artwork featuring a composition of shapes in earthy and primary colors on a textured brown background. The central figure is a white circle with a pie chart-like design, surrounded by a large grey triangle, a smaller red triangle, and a yellow rectangle.

A geometric abstract artwork featuring a composition of shapes in earthy and primary colors on a textured brown background. The central figure is a white circle with a pie chart-like design, surrounded by a large grey triangle, a smaller red triangle, and a yellow rectangle.

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Date
1940

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 18 × 15in. (45.7 × 38.1 cm)

Accession number
2022.87

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Charles G. Shaw
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