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Black and White

1954

Franz Kline

(American, 1910–1962)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on yellow-beige wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Support
Yellow-beige wove paper, laid down on cream(3) wove paper (discolored)
Measurements
Sheet: 31.7 x 25.2 cm (12 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.); Secondary Support: 32.4 x 26 cm (12 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1961.134
Copyright
© The Franz Kline Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Kline often worked with cheap, plentiful paper, such as telephone pages.

Description

Known for his abstract paintings of bold interlocking forms in black and white paint, Franz Kline made many drawings, using the medium to work out his ideas quickly. Once he discovered a compelling image through this process. he worked directly from it to create a painting. This sheet does not directly correspond to a canvas, although it is generally related to a work from 1961. Its title was probably assigned by the artist's gallery, as he typically left his works untitled.

Black and White

1954

Franz Kline

(American, 1910–1962)
America

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