Untitled
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oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 25.4 x 35.5 cm (10 x 14 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Accession Number
1991.241.128
Art Historical Context
Sylvia Plimack Mangold *Untitled* (1981 a modest oil on canvas measuring just 10 x 14 inches, exemplifies the artist's innovative exploration of geometry, perception, and the act of painting itself. Born in 1938, Mangold in New York's vibrant art scene of the 1960s and 1970s, aligning with Minimalism and Post-Minimalism through her precise, hand-drawn lines—often evoking plumb lines or measuring tapes—that challenge the viewer's sense of flatness and depth on the picture plane. By 1981, her work had evolved toward looser, more lyrical abstractions, blending rigorous structure with painterly fr...