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Abstract painting of a black circle above a red wavy shape, surrounded by yellow-green and blue zigzags and dark brown curves.

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An abstract painting in wax emulsion on paper showing a dark circle set above a rust-red, wave-like form, framed by yellow-green and blue zigzag shapes. Dark brown curves sweep across the lower left, and a signature appears near the bottom edge.

Artist
Arthur Dove
Date
1943
Medium
wax emulsion on paper mounted on paperboard
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2880 × 2185 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1943).
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

Español: Sol, composición abstracta de Arthur Dove, 1943

Una pintura abstracta en emulsión de cera sobre papel que muestra un círculo oscuro sobre una forma roja ondulada, rodeada de zigzags amarillo verdosos y azules. Curvas marrón oscuro recorren la parte inferior izquierda, y una firma aparece cerca del borde inferior.

Português: Sol, composição abstrata de Arthur Dove, 1943

Uma pintura abstrata em emulsão de cera sobre papel mostrando um círculo escuro acima de uma forma ondulada vermelho-ferrugem, emoldurada por zigue-zagues amarelo-esverdeados e azuis. Curvas marrom-escuras atravessam a parte inferior esquerda, e uma assinatura aparece perto da borda inferior.