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 paint strokes over glossy ones. An area of raw canvas is left unpainted. Fibers are stuck to the glossy surface. Inscription "AV" with transparent black ink or paint
irregular: 12.7 × 11.4 cm (5 × 4 1/2 in.)
Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman Estate of Annalee Newman The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation