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Mourning Ring

Michael Fenga

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three small objects positioned centrally on a plain canvas: a simplified outline resembling a cloud, a dark metallic-colored ring, and a slender, elongated screw-like object. The color palette is minimalistic and subdued, featuring neutral tones with hints of metallic shading. The three objects are horizontally aligned near the center of a beige background, with the ring in the middle, the outline shape to its left, and the elongated object to its right.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
3397 × 4374 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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