Yellow / Black Zone Study (5 panels)
1997
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acrylic and graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 29.21 x 76.52 cm (11 1/2 x 30 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2010.12.28
Art Historical Context
Robert Mangold's *Yellow / Black Zone Study5 panels)*, created in 1997, the artist's lifelong exploration of geometric abstraction and spatial illusion. Working in acrylic and graphite on wove paper, Mangold the composition across five panels into stark yellow and black zones, measuring 29.21 x 76.52 cm overall. As a preparatory drawing, it reveals his meticulous process—graphite lines guiding precise color blocks that challenge perceptions of flatness and form, a of his Minimalist style. Mangold, a key figure in post-1960s American abstraction, often employed asymmetrical shapes and subtle c...
About the Artist
Robert Mangold
Robert Mangold, born on October 12, 1937, in North Tonawanda, New York, grew up in a working-class family near Buffalo, where his father toiled in an organ factory and his mother worked as a department store buyer. From an early age, he showed artistic talent, borrowing art books from the library and pursuing illustration in high school. Mangold trained at the Cleveland Institute of Art from 1956 ...