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Untitled (Boston Tar Abstraction)

1959

Carl Chiarenza

(American, b. 1935)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 26.9 x 34.3 cm (10 9/16 x 13 1/2 in.); Mounted: 40.4 x 50.8 cm (15 7/8 x 20 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2000.79
Copyright
© Carl Chiarenza
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented abstract black-and-white photograph features a central mass of dark, viscous-looking material. Wrinkled ridges catch bright highlights within this shape, while elongated streaks drip downward on the far left. Irregular granular textures scatter across the mottled background, creating sharp contrast against the deep, matte shadows.

Untitled (Boston Tar Abstraction)

1959

Carl Chiarenza

(American, b. 1935)
America

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