Around the Point
Artist
Irene Rice Pereira
(American, 1902 - 1971)
Dateca. 1962
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall, Support: 32 x 42 in. (81.3 x 106.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 39 1/4 x 49 1/2 in. (99.7 x 125.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 39 1/4 x 49 1/2 in. (99.7 x 125.7 cm)
ClassificationsModern art
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number63.70.100
Terms
- Red
- Unknown
- Abstract
- New York, NY
Collections
On View
On viewLabel TextIrene Rice Pereira American (1902-1971) Around the Point, ca. 1962 Oil on canvas Resembling notes in a musical score, long-stemmed squares join a fleet of rougher totemic shapes as they float across a field of horizontal bands evoking the sea and sky. Infused with brilliant dark and light blue colors, Around the Point exemplifies the artist’s quest to balance and order the elements of the visible world following the dictates of geometric abstraction. Gift of Irene Rice Pereira 63.70.100
