Kelly similarly explored hard edge geometric abstraction using flat fields of pure color on shaped or rectangular canvases, creating works that share Mangold's commitment to monochromatic minimalist structure and precise formal relationships.

Marden's early monochromatic panel paintings in muted and deep tonal ranges closely parallel Mangold's dark red study in their use of restrained color fields and pencil drawn linear elements within a rigorously minimalist compositional framework.

Martin's work shares with this piece the integration of pencil lines into painted canvas surfaces, creating quietly structured geometric compositions that balance precise drawn elements against subtle color fields in a meditative minimalist tradition.