An abstract black-and-white drawing of geometric shapes layered on top of each other.

Cubist Abstraction

Jan Matulka (1890-1972)

Date

1923
Object Type

Drawings
Medium

Lithographic crayon on paper
Dimensions

12 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
l.r. in pencil: 475 [circled] \ MAY 78
[removed] printed label: WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART \ 945 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021 \ Artist J. Matulka [typewritten] \ Title CUBIST ABSTRACTION [typewritten] \ Date Catalogue no. OBJ.27 [in ink] \ Lender Mr/Mrs. Carl Lobell [typewritten] \ Exhibition J. Matulka [typewritten] \ 12/18/79-2/24/80 [typewritten]
[removed] printed label: BARBARA MATHES GALLERY INC \ 851 Madison Avenue New York NY 10021 212/249-3600 \ A2161 JAN MATULKA [typewritten] \ CUBIST ABSTRACTION [typewritten] \ 1923 [typewritten] \ Charcoal on paper [typewritten] \ 12 x 8 3/8 inches [typewritten]
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1984.17
Copyright

© Estate of Jan Matulka

Location: Off view

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