Painted canvas fragment

Artists

Description

Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges and a white ground layer. A layer of bright reddish orange paint is applied by brush over the white ground and has been applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave. The fragment's edges are also cut diagonally with respect to the canvas weave. The paint is slightly thicker in areas and the gloss is variable across the surface. There is a linear mark that has been made in transparent black paint or ink.

Dimensions

irregular: 19.1 × 11.4 cm (7 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

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