Robert MangoldAmerican, 1937Curved Plane/Figure VII (Study)
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Not on view at present
Where is “Curved Plane/Figure VII (Study)” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Form, color, and drawing are central to the abstract paintings of Robert Mangold. In this half-scale study for one of eleven paintings in his Curved Plane/ Figure Series from 1994–95, Mangold joined three canvas panels to form a large, harmonious semicircular composition. He unified the painted surface by blending the smooth red-orange pigment of the left panel with the gray of the right to create the color of the central section. On this background, Mangold used black pencil to draw two ovals, one standing upright, while the other leans to the right. As the title suggests, the subject of the painting is the contrast between the flat, painted surfaces and the illusion of depth suggested by the drawn shapes.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1995.171
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — © Robert Mangold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
