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Arthur Siegel
Motion1937

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Vertical abstract painting with a dense network of white and gray angular bands crossing over a black background, forming overlapping tilted squares and triangles
Artist or Maker
Arthur Siegel
United States, 1913-1978
Title
Motion
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1937
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 11/16 × 10 11/16 in. (34.77 × 27.15 cm) Primary support: 13 11/16 × 10 11/16 in. (34.77 × 27.15 cm) Secondary support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm) Mat: 22 × 18 in. (55.88 × 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1815
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.
  • Batchen, Geoffrey. Emanations: the Art of the Cameraless Photograph. Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel; Plymouth, New Zealand: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, 2016.
Copyright
© Arthur Siegel, Courtesey Adam Siegel, The Estate of Arthur Siegel

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