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Abstract gouache painting in lavender and slate tones with a pale simplified figure at left, a long white arm at right, and rows of black and white dots.

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Gouache on paper in a stylized abstract composition: a pale, simplified figure with a black hair-like stroke bends at left, and a long white arm reaches to the right, ending in a round, dotted form. Black dots line a horizontal band over a lavender field, with small white dots along the bottom edge.

Artist
Arthur Dove
Date
1940
Medium
gouache on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2999 × 2210 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1940).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum