abstract horizontal image; vertical bars and wedges, some with curved edges, of various colors--black, white, grey, yellow, brown, purple

%C2%A9 1977 Frances Barth

Untitled, 1977

Frances Barthexpand_more

Oil on paperexpand_more

Gift of Anne White in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Minneapolis Institute of Artexpand_more  2015.121.1

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This early example of Frances Barth’s geometric abstraction features her characteristic use of layered, manipulated media and strong contrasts of color and value to create a dichotomy between surface design and the suggestion of pictorial space. Here, Barth’s color functions as both atmosphere and object. The result is an internal tension and striking graphic intensity that is at once compelling and disorienting.

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Title
Untitled
Artist Life
born 1946
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.121.1
Provenance
Anne White, St. Paul, MN
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abstract horizontal image; vertical bars and wedges, some with curved edges, of various colors--black, white, grey, yellow, brown, purple

© 1977 Frances Barth

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