56 Series Pastels

Drawing

The Penn Art Collection

Name/Title

56 Series Pastels

Entry/Object ID

1988.0005.0175

Description

56 Series pastels feature a predominant blue central oval form surrounded by orange, red, pink, and black marks. The simplified shapes appear to overlap across the picture plane, creating a dynamic tension between the pink figure-like forms and abstraction. Repeated horizontal and vertical gestures give the composition a sense of structure within movements.

Artwork Details

Medium

Pastel

Made/Created

Artist

Reva Urban

Date made

1956

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

18-1/4 in

Length

19-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Size

Exhibitions

2026.01 A Greater Energy: Reva Urban in the 1950s

2018.03: Citizen Salon