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Franz Kline
Study for Initial1959

Not on view
Abstract ink work on cream paper with bold black brushstrokes forming a diagonal mass across the top and a thick vertical stroke at right, with a cluster of crossing strokes at lower left

Franz Kline, Study for Initial, 1959, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Franz Kline
Title
Study for Initial
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1959
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 8 in. (24.13 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.2005.38.9
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© The Franz Kline Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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