Painted canvas fragment

Artists

Description

Painted plain weave cotton duck canvas fragment with knife cut edges. The fragment has a white priming layer covered by a layer of dark red paint and a large drip of orange paint. There is a partial black marker inscription that appears to read "AV + W". The dark red paint is covered with two strokes of matte medium, applied diagonally with respect to the canvas weave.

Dimensions

irregular: 22.2 × 15.2 cm (8 3/4 × 6 in.)

Provenance

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