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Mar 30, 2006

Prisma

1968

Richard Anuszkiewicz

(American, 1930–2020)

America, Ohio, Cleveland

Acrylic on canvas

Framed: 185.4 x 276.8 x 3.9 cm (73 x 109 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 182.8 x 274.3 cm (71 15/16 x 108 in.)

Gift of Katherine C. White 1977.193

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From 1948 to 1953, Anuszkiewicz studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Description

Anuszkiewicz’s arrangement of six radiating square outlines in blues and greens against a bold red background generates a complex network of nestled diamond patterns primarily through color relationships. Interestingly, the composition’s red background is the uppermost layer of paint. The blue and green "lines" are actually large areas of underpaint that were taped off when the red layer was applied, and then uncovered when the tape was removed.

Citations

Sims, Lowery Stokes. The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content, and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 79-80, no. 107

Exhibition history

Kent, OH: Van Deusen Gallery, Kent State University, 1968: "15 Paintings/Anuszkiewicz," cat. no. 14, not reproduced
CMA, 1982: "The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years," cat. no. 96, p. 32, not reproduced
MOCA Cleveland (6/9/2006 - 8/20/2006): "The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art", no. 107, p. 122, color repr. p. 80.

"Contemporary Collection," Cleveland Museum of Art (Aug. 17 - Nov. 6, 1983).
"Richard Anuskiewicz," Butler Institute of Art (March 4 - April 1, 1984).

Cleveland Museum of Art, (04//11/2011 - 02/26/2012); "Op Art"

The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).

Contemporary Art and Textiles Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 13-August 26, 1984).

The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (June 9-August 20, 2006).

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