Large, overlapping rectangles in dark shades of blue, brown, and green create a simple geometric pattern.

Paintings

Number 17 - 1953

1953

Medium
Oil and tempera on linen
Dimensions
Overall: 77 7/8 × 78 3/4 in. (197.8 × 200 cm)
Accession number
55.36
Acquired
1955
Credit line
Purchase
Reproduction credit
©Estate of Ad Reinhardt/Artists Rights Society (ARS)
Department
collection

About this work

Ad Reinhardt, Number 17 - 1953, 1953. Oil and tempera on linen, overall: 77 7/8 × 78 3/4 in. (197.8 × 200 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 55.36. ©Estate of Ad Reinhardt/Artists Rights Society (ARS)

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