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Golden Section Painting #6

Dorothea Rockburne

Artwork Details

Golden Section Painting #6
1975
Dorothea Rockburne
kraft paper and blue pencil on linen
30 3/8 x 40 3/8 x 2 in. (77.15 x 102.55 x 5.08 cm)
Museum Purchase
1977/1.160

Description

Subject Matter:

The “golden section” is when the ratio of the whole line (A) to the large segment (B) is the same as the ratio of the large segment (B) to the small segment (C); ie, A is to B as B is to C. Rockburne derives her rectangular golden sections from the square. The blue pencil lines follow the principles of dynamic symmetry.

Physical Description:

folded kraft paper marked with blue pencil affixed to linen

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