Edward Landon

Retreating Glacier
1954

Abstract expressionist painting featuring a dense composition of black forms interspersed with touches of red, blue, and yellow. The artwork has a calligraphic quality, with the shapes resembling letters or symbols. The painting is signed and numbered at the bottom.

Abstract expressionist painting featuring a dense composition of black forms interspersed with touches of red, blue, and yellow. The artwork has a calligraphic quality, with the shapes resembling letters or symbols. The painting is signed and numbered at the bottom.

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Date
1954

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 23in. (39.4 × 58.4 cm) Image (Irregular): 11 15/16 × 19 3/8in. (30.3 × 49.2 cm)

Accession number
94.215

Edition
2/35

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Rachel Landon

Rights and reproductions
© Edward Landon / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Edward Landon
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