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Differential Complex

1910

Manierre Dawson

(American, 1887–1969)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
Framed: 54.6 x 44.5 x 5.1 cm (21 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 2 in.); Unframed: 40.7 x 31.8 cm (16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 2001.123
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Although he remained interested in art making, Manierre Dawson spent the bulk of his career as a fruit farmer in Michigan.

Description

Manierre Dawson's mathematical training and his early work as a civil engineer influenced his artistic interests. His early abstractions, including Differential Complex, are reminiscent of mathematical diagrams. He is credited to be one of the first American painters to create purely abstract work.

Differential Complex

1910

Manierre Dawson

(American, 1887–1969)
America

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