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Ross Moffett — Abstract composition (Triangular Abstract)
Ross Moffett

Abstract composition (Triangular Abstract)

1920

This abstract composition by Ross Moffett demonstrates the artist's engagement with geometric abstraction and Cubist-influenced modernism. The work features an angular, bird-like form rendered in cream and white tones, punctuated by a single circular eye, set against a composition of intersecting planes in slate blue, deep red, and burgundy. The fragmented, overlapping shapes suggest both natural and constructed forms, characteristic of early twentieth-century abstraction. Moffett's restrained palette and emphasis on simplified geometric volumes reflect the influence of European modernism on American regional artists, particularly those working in the Provincetown artistic community.

Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

Lot 4

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Ross Moffett, Abstract composition (Triangular Abstract), 1920

This abstract composition by Ross Moffett demonstrates the artist's engagement with geometric abstraction and Cubist-influenced modernism. The work features an angular, bird-like form rendered in cream and white tones, punctuated by a single circular eye, set against a composition of intersecting planes in slate blue, deep red, and burgundy. The fragmented, overlapping shapes suggest both natural and constructed forms, characteristic of early twentieth-century abstraction. Moffett's restrained palette and emphasis on simplified geometric volumes reflect the influence of European modernism on American regional artists, particularly those working in the Provincetown artistic community.

Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
35.6 x 50.8 cm
Year
1920
Seen at
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Abstract Art, Avant Garde, Cubism, Red Accents, American Modernism, Figural Abstraction, Early Modernism, Cape Cod Region, Constructivism, Color Field, Geometric Abstraction, Modernism, Bird Form, Stylized Figure, Oil Painting, Neutral Tones, Provincetown Art, Blue Palette, Panel Painting, Planar Composition

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Jonathan Murray