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Halley’s Comet

Gordon Newton

Artwork Details

Halley’s Comet
2007
Gordon Newton
sand, oil, and metal on canvas and cardboard
9 x 12 in. (22.86 x 30.48 cm);14 x 17 1/16 x 3 1/4 in. (35.56 x 43.34 x 8.25 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Gordon Newton
2021/1.95

Description

Physical Description:

Monotoned dark gray or black surface with a grainy texture.  A vertical rectangle with two vertical lines descending from it splits the background. There are circles with varying definition in the top half of the piece, more concentrated on the viewer's left. 

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