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About the Painting
Labeled (ALBERT MANCHAK Line, Color, Form Number 1 Geometric Abstraction in America March 21-May 13 1962) on reverse
Inscribed (Line, Color, Form #1) on reverse top
Label (Artist) on reverse top
This work by Manchak was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
About the Artist
Albert Manchak was part of a revolutionary movement of Geometric Abstractionists in the early to mid-nineteenth century. Inspired by Cubism, this form of abstraction prioritized simple shapes, such as rectangles and triangles, for the purpose of creating an architectural composition that didn’t reference subject matter. In this pursuit of this simplicity, Manchak found that by compartmentalizing his canvas through this use of shapes and primary colors, he was brought closer to the natural world and its “ultimate reality.”
