Object Details
Artist
Maurice Golubov, born Vetka, Russia 1905-died Peekskill, NY 1987
Exhibition Label
The complex of arcs, diagonals, and circles within circles give Untitled the look of a landscape seen from above. Tawny browns are reminiscent of tilled earth, and rectangles of green suggest fields of new growth. Golubov, who had immigrated with his family from tsarist Russia when he was twelve, said he had no theories about art. Instead, he wanted “to make order out of chaos,” and so created “landscapes of the mind.”
Modern Masters: Midcentury Abstraction from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2008
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost
Date
1948
Object number
1986.92.28
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
41 1/2 x 45 1/4 in. (105.4 x 114.9 cm.)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Abstract\geometric
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1986.92.28