Composition (Composizione)

1955 · oil and tempera on canvas

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Composition (Composizione), shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Ramino Opaque White, living
Shown at 71.1 × 106.7 cm (28 × 42 in) · Framed canvas, Ramino Opaque White · Living room
Composition (Composizione), shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, media room
Shown at 71.1 × 106.7 cm (28 × 42 in) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Media room
Composition (Composizione), shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, restaurant
Shown at 71.1 × 106.7 cm (28 × 42 in) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Restaurant
Composition (Composizione)

Story

Overlapping blocks and jagged slivers of color break across a pale backdrop, mixing red, yellow, blue, black, and white in an irregular geometric arrangement. Made with oil and tempera on canvas in 1955, the piece came into the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice in 1976.

Where it works

A warm-toned abstract suited to living rooms and media rooms, and to restaurants, in a horizontal format.

Year1955
Mediumoil and tempera on canvas
Original dimensions51 x 76 3/4 in.
SKUguve0005_frgc_1421
Archive IDrs:100:37544

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976, 76.2553.166