20th century
Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and no visible ground layer. Dark red paint is applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave overall, with matte and glossy passages. Fibers are stuck to the glossy surface. The fragment has a turn edge, with red paint continuing over edge, with no staple or tack holes. Various accretions have become adhered to the glossy surface.
irregular: 14 × 8.3 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman Estate of Annalee Newman The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation