Abstract painting featuring a large yellow circle and grey shape above a textured white horizontal band. The foreground contains dark outlined triangles, curves, and spirals overlapping patches of yellow, orange, and black.

Moonrise

Artist Byron Browne (American, 1907 - 1961)

Date1956

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsFrame: 21 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (54.61 x 64.77 x 6.99 cm)
Sight: 13 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (34.93 x 44.77 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Ruth Pruitt Phillips

Object number1995.13

Collections

MODERN

Visual DescriptionAbstract painting featuring a large yellow circle and grey shape above a textured white horizontal band. The foreground contains dark outlined triangles, curves, and spirals overlapping patches of yellow, orange, and black.

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