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Frederick Hammersley
Need less to say#4 1979

Not on view
Square abstract painting in flat black and white, with large interlocking diagonal bands and hard-edged parallelogram shapes creating a bold geometric composition

Frederick Hammersley, Need less to say, #4 1979, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Barry Berkus, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Frederick Hammersley
United States, Utah, active New Mexico and California, 1919-2009
Title
Need less to say
Place Made
United States
Date Made
#4 1979
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
45 3/16 x 45 in. (114.62 x 114.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Barry Berkus
Accession Number
M.81.165
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • A Focus on California: Selections from the Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
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