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Prisma

1968
(American, 1930–2020)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
acrylic on canvas
Framed: 185.4 x 276.8 x 3.9 cm (73 x 109 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 182.8 x 274.3 cm (71 15/16 x 108 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1977.193
© Richard Anuszkiewicz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Location: not on view
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From 1948 to 1953, Anuszkiewicz studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Description

Anuszkiewicz’s arrangement of six radiating square outlines in blues and greens against a bold red background generates a complex network of nestled diamond patterns primarily through color relationships. Interestingly, the composition’s red background is the uppermost layer of paint. The blue and green "lines" are actually large areas of underpaint that were taped off when the red layer was applied, and then uncovered when the tape was removed.
Prisma

Prisma

1968

Richard Anuszkiewicz

(American, 1930–2020)
America, Ohio, Cleveland

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