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Four vertical black abstract forms against an off-white background.

Four independent vertical black forms against an off-white background. Each vertical column is composed of stacked brush strokes, which become thinner from left to right.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.209
People
David Smith, American (Decatur, IN 1906 - 1965 Bennington, VT)
Title
Composition
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1953
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370176

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink with inclusions on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
63.5 × 47 cm (25 × 18 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: Lower left
    : RIVES (one at upper right, one at lower left in reverse from recto)
  • estate stamp: on verso, lower left : Stamp, black ink: ESTATE OF DAVID SMITH / ACC. NO. 73-57.148 (number handwritten in black ink, 4 is a correction, over a 3)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Copyright
© The Estate of David Smith / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.209
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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