Circular Tondo, black and white shape pattern fitting together perfectly. The pattern is cropped tightly by the circle, one of the white edges is replaced with a primary red triangle. The overall feel of the work is a little tense.

Black-White Duet with Red, 1953

Oil on canvas
39½ in. / 100.3 cm. (diameter)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Museum Purchase with funds provided by Edward R. Downe, Jr., 1982.