Column/Figure 21 A
2004
Robert Mangold's "Column/Figure 21 A" exemplifies the artist's systematic exploration of geometric abstraction through the combined use of acrylic paint and pencil on canvas. The work demonstrates Mangold's characteristic approach of integrating drawn lines with painted fields to create a dialogue between rational structure and subtle visual ambiguity. By employing this mixed media technique, Mangold challenges viewers to consider the interplay between the precision of geometric forms and the gestural quality of their execution.
- Medium
- acrylic and pencil on canvas
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
November 20, 2024
Lot 75
Artists in conversation
Ellsworth Kelly
American · b. 1923
Kelly similarly combined hard geometric forms with large painted fields on canvas, pursuing reductive abstraction with a focus on pure shape and color relationships that parallel Mangold's systematic geometric vocabulary.
Brice Marden
American · b. 1938
Marden shares Mangold's integration of drawn line with painted surface, working within a minimalist and conceptual framework that balances austere geometric structure with subtle material and compositional tension.
Agnes Martin
American · b. 1912
Martin's combination of pencil lines with painted fields on canvas directly mirrors Mangold's technique, and both artists pursued a reductive geometric abstraction that creates quiet visual ambiguity within austere vertical compositions.
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