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Nicholas Brigante

American
(1895–1989)

Black Shroud, Lower NYC
1923

Ink on paper
22.875 x 20.875 x 0.875 in.
Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1986.65

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abstract*, black, finger painting*, gestural, New York City
  • abstract - Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, prefer "abstraction." For 20th-century art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature, use "Abstract (fine arts style)."
  • black
  • finger painting - Technique achieved by applying paint using the digits of the hand rather than a brush. Examples range from prehistoric image-making, modern art-making techniques, and children's art.
  • gestural
  • New York City

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