Abstraktion: Funktion der Varianten Rot – Grün – Braun – Grünlich
Abstraction: Function of the Variants Red – Green – Brown – Greenish
Kunstpalast - Horst Kolberg - ARTOTHEK Georges Vantongerloo © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Abstraction: Function of the Variants Red – Green – Brown – Greenish, 1937/38

ArtistGeorges Vantongerloo, Antwerpen 1886–1965 Paris
Tempera on canvas
(H x W)82 × 48 cm
Status
on display, room 025
About the workGreen and brown lines traverse the pristine white canvas. The Belgian artist Georges Vantongerloo was an important representative of abstract painting. He designed his early pictures according to a strict system, combining rectangular forms with fields of primary colours. He was devoted to these principles as a founding member of the Dutch De Stijl movement. In 1937, he began to incorporate dynamic, curved lines into his work; this image marks this significant turning point in his oeuvre.
AccessionAcquisition 1985
Provenance[...]; 1985 angekauft von Max Bill
Inventory number0.1985.4
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