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Construction in Ochre

Is this a painting, a sculpture, or both? Gertrude Greene is credited with having been the first American artist to create completely abstract wood reliefs like this one. She was a founder (in 1936) of the American Abstract Artists, an organization that promoted the work of American artists who felt that their art was overshadowed by their more famous European contemporaries.

Artist: Gertrude Greene, American, 1904-1956
Medium: Oil, wood, and Masonite on Masonite
Dates: 1941
Dimensions: 36 1/8 x 24 in. (91.8 x 61.0 cm)
Signature: Signed verso in chalk: "Gertrude Greene / 1941"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Modern Life, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 66.230
Credit Line: Gift of Balcombe Greene
Copyright: © Estate of Gertrude Greene
Image: Overall, 66.230_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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