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Pictograph by Adolph Gottlieb

Pictograph

Adolph Gottlieb · 1944

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Artist
Adolph Gottlieb
Date
1944
Medium
Etching on tan wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Plate: 20.2 × 25.1 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.); sheet: 23.9 × 27.7 cm (9 7/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
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Adolph Gottlieb

1903–1974 · United States

Adolph Gottlieb, a pioneering Abstract Expressionist, transformed his style after living in the Arizona desert, leading to his iconic 'Pictographs' and 'Bursts'.

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