Abstraction No. 12
Ad Reinhardt, American, 1913 - 1967
Date:
1950Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
40 1/16 x 59 7/8 inches (101.8 x 152.1 cm)Copyright:
© Estate of Ad Reinhardt / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
Modern ArtObject Location:
1978-177-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken, 1978
1950Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
40 1/16 x 59 7/8 inches (101.8 x 152.1 cm)Copyright:
© Estate of Ad Reinhardt / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
Modern ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1978-177-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken, 1978
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Abstraction No. 12 is a lyrical example of Ad Reinhardt's paintings from the early 1950s, dominated by horizontal and vertical brushstrokes that make up a loose grid structure. Reinhardt called works like this one his "brick paintings."
