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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Untitled
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Untitled

Date1955
Label TextNicholson was a leading member of the British avant-garde, developing a highly analytical and abstract approach to form. In this work, an ambiguous image is created that at times can appear figural, celestial, even vegetal. Such a loosening of the rules of interpretation were central to Modernist concerns and encourage the viewer to plumb their own imaginations for answers.
Object number65.170
ProvenanceBequest of Sidney Gerber and gift of Mrs. Gerber to Seattle Art Museum, November 11, 1965
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, International Abstraction: Making Painting Real, May 2, 2003 - Feb. 29, 2004. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Abstract Visions, Aug. 6, 2021 - June 5, 2022 [on view Jan. 26 - June 5, 2022].
Credit LineGift of Sidney and Anne Gerber
DimensionsSheet h.: 10 1/2 in. Sheet w.: 8 1/8 in.
MediumPencil and crayon on paper
Photo: Scott Leen
Saul Steinberg
ca. 1967
Object number: 2022.42.4
Photo: Scott Leen
Saul Steinberg
ca. 1967
Object number: 2022.42.7
Photo: Scott Leen
Saul Steinberg
ca. 1967
Object number: 2022.42.5
Photo: Scott Leen
Saul Steinberg
1980
Object number: 2022.42.11
Willow Branch with Buds
20th century
Object number: 62.148
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ca. 1925 - 30
Object number: 35.249
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
first half 20th century
Object number: 35.247
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1985
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Saul Steinberg
ca. 1967
Object number: 2022.42.6