Action of Positive and Negative - Carousel
Artist
Nikolai Kasak(American, 1917 - 1994)American, 1917 - 1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Action of Positive and Negative - Carousel
Date1954
MediumPainted wood
Dimensions49 13/16 × 44 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (126.5 × 114 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Latin Maecenas
Object number2025.190
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
On view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryNikolai Kasak - Confluentia Physical Art & MADI, Sammer Gallery, Miami, December 5, 2016–March 31, 2017.
Nikolai Kasak: Space Constructions, 1940s-1970, Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York City, Spring 2022.
Published References Arte Madí Universal, no. 7/8 (June 1954), 20. The World of Abstract Art, ed. American Abstract Artist (Alec Tiranti Ltd., 1957), 82. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed on back, center:
Recto: Signed in black paint, bottom center: N KASAK
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A
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