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Ynez Johnston
Abstract

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Small vertical abstract work in pink, blue, black, orange, and purple, with overlapping symbolic forms, coiled shapes, and loose figure-like marks on a pale ground

Ynez Johnston, Abstract, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ynez Johnston
United States, 1920–2019
Title
Abstract
Place Made
United States
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Unframed: 6 1/4 x 4 in.
Credit Line
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art
Accession Number
AC1997.LWN.208
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© Ynez Johnston

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