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Art Work > Drawings and Collages > 1950s > untitled

Geometric black and white composition using black paint on white paper by Leon Polk Smith. the shapes created by the negative space make you wonder which dominant. A triangular shape is cut through the paper and two circles protrude into the triangular shapes from either side creating a powerful feeling of tension.

untitled, 1954

Paint on artist paper, 21? x 13? in. / 55.2 x 34.9 cm.

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