Late Night Reflections
1972
73.0 x 111.0 cm
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
After a long career as a public school art teacher in Washington, D.C., Alma Thomas began to gain serious acclaim as one of the foremost abstract painters of her day. Thomas developed a personal style by covering her canvases with small, colorful, tile-like brushstrokes inspired by natural forms. An uncharacteristic work, Late Night Reflections is an example of the vertical-dash compositions of her
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About this artwork
- Title: Late Night Reflections
- Artist: alma thomas
- Year: 1972
- Original dimensions: 73.0 x 111.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow