Two Forms in Space
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
A painter, sculptor, educator, and graphic artist, Tom Lias did not achieve the fame of the leading artists of the time. His work nonetheless exemplifies many of the same qualities. Here, Lias unites certain formal characteristics of the period’s painting with the prevalent graphic-design principles in a composition of architectural spaces.
Caption
Tom Lias American, 1903–1960. Two Forms in Space, 1946. Lithograph and intaglio on light board, image: 14 3/8 x 10 3/16 in. (36.5 x 25.8 cm) sheet: 16 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (42.8 x 27.5 cm) mat: 15 15/16 x 22 1/16 in. (40.5 x 56 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Museum of Modern Art, 70.113.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 70.113.1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Two Forms in Space
Date
1946
Medium
Lithograph and intaglio on light board
Classification
Dimensions
image: 14 3/8 x 10 3/16 in. (36.5 x 25.8 cm) sheet: 16 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (42.8 x 27.5 cm) mat: 15 15/16 x 22 1/16 in. (40.5 x 56 cm)
Signatures
Signed, lower right, in graphite: "Tom Lias '46".
Inscriptions
Inscribed, lower left, in graphite: "Two Forms in Space 10/15"; lower right, in graphite: "Tom Lias '46"; on mat, below sheet, lower center edge, in graphite: "Two Forms in Space" [underlined].
Credit Line
Gift of The Museum of Modern Art
Accession Number
70.113.1
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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