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Robert Irwin
Untitled1970

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Tall, narrow clear glass or acrylic prism sculpture standing upright before a window wall, refracting light into a starburst on the gray floor below
Tall, narrow acrylic or glass column with square cross-section, nearly floor-to-ceiling height, with a thin red line visible through its transparent interior, casting geometric light patterns on the floor below.
Installation view of a tall, narrow transparent acrylic column standing on a gallery floor beside floor-to-ceiling glass windows reflecting trees and a purple rectangular form visible in the background.
Tall, narrow rectangular column of clear acrylic or glass standing upright on a gallery floor, with a narrow vertical band of prismatic rainbow light visible along its interior edge, set against a darkened exhibition space with other vertical forms in the background.

Robert Irwin, Untitled, 1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Presented by the Contemporary Art Council and the Friends of Phyllis Sherwood in Memory of Phyllis Sherwood, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Robert Irwin
Title
Untitled
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1970
Medium
Cast acrylic
Dimensions
139 3/4 x 9 in.(354.97 x 22.86 cm); with base: 140 3/4 x 9 in. (357.51 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Presented by the Contemporary Art Council and the Friends of Phyllis Sherwood in Memory of Phyllis Sherwood
Accession Number
M.74.58
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Duncan, Michael, and Sharrissa Iqbal, editors. Particles and Waves: Southern California Abstraction and Science, 1945-1990. Palm Springs: Palm Springs Art Museum, 2024.
Copyright
© Robert Irwin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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