Abstract CompositionJohn Piper · 1935
Abstract Expressionism
1935
59.0 x 74.0 cm
Reading Museum - Town Hall
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About this artwork
- Title: Abstract Composition
- Artist: John Piper
- Year: 1935
- Original dimensions: 59.0 x 74.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Reading Museum - Town Hall
- Movement: Abstract Expressionism
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: minimal symbolic content, exploring form and color
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What color leads the composition of "Abstract Composition" by John Piper?
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What stage of John Piper's development does "Abstract Composition" represent?
"Abstract Composition" belongs to the Mature Period of John Piper's career. This classification relates the work to the artist's development.
In which year and which movement was "Abstract Composition" made?
"Abstract Composition" was created in 1935 as a work of the Abstract Expressionism movement. Date and movement anchor the artwork in art history.