New York, 10/35
1935
20th century
82 cm x 63.7 cm (32 5/16 in. x 25 1/16 in.)
Charles Joseph Biederman
(Cleveland, Ohio, 1906 - 2004, Red Wing, Minnesota)
Primary
Object Type:
painting
Artist Nationality:
North America, American
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Michener Acquisitions Fund, 1985
Accession Number:
1985.17
Object Description:
Paper-like strips painted in primary colors dance and twist in an undefined space lit only by a distant, golden orb. While Charles Joseph Biederman’s New York, 10/35 does not visually reference specific subject matter, its organic forms suggest the irrepressible electricity of New York City.
Biederman’s works have been called both Structurist and Constructivist; they attempt to represent the basic structure of nature without imitating its outward appearance