310. Colour Composition No. 3

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Title: Colour Composition No. 3
Date: None
Subject: Composition
Measurements: 24 ½” W x 2” D x 16 ¼” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden forms, red, blue, black, and yellow paint.
Description: A variety of wooden forms are attached to create this colorful composition. A curved wooden form painted red with a black tip is attached above another curved, horizontal wooden form painted blue and black. A round wooden form with concentric rings is painted yellow, and attached with a metal wire to the left of the red form. Although geometric and abstract, the composition can be interpreted as a swimmer’s arm emerging from the water to arch above their head.
Signed: “NSG” etched on back
Note: Exhibited as #4 “Colour Composition No. 3” at Duncan Campbell’s gallery in 1996. Cost: 1,200 British pounds.