Painted canvas fragment

Artists

Description

Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and no apparent ground layer. The fragment has dark red paint applied directly on the raw canvas. There appears to be matte paint strokes over a glossy dark red layer, which has been applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave. There are canvas fibers stuck to the glossy surface.

Dimensions

irregular: 12.7 × 10.2 cm (5 × 4 in.)

Provenance

Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman Estate of Annalee Newman The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation