Collections: American Art: Synchromy No. 3

Synchromy No. 3

In 1912 Stanton MacDonald-Wright and his colleague Morgan Russell invented the term Synchromy to refer to their experiments in making abstract compositions whose primary emphasis was on color. Although both artists were inspired by Cubism, they set out to reassert the importance of color in relationship to line in the creation of form.

Artist: Stanton MacDonald-Wright, American, 1890-1973
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dates: 1917
Dimensions: 39 x 38 in. (99.0 x 96.5 cm)
Signature: Signed upper right: "S. Macdonald Wright / 1917"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 1992.11.24
Credit Line: Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal
Image: Overall, 1992.11.24_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph