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Acrylic No. 3

A symmetrical abstract painting comprised of geometric shapes in green, black, brown, cream, and gray.
Fanny Sanín, Acrylic No. 3, 1988; Acrylic on canvas, 45 3/4 x 40 x 1 1/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of the artist; © Fanny Sanín; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Close up of Acrylic No. 3
A symmetrical abstract painting comprised of geometric shapes in green, black, brown, cream, and gray.

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Fanny Sanín

  • Title

    Acrylic No. 3

  • Date

    1988

  • Medium

    Acrylic on canvas

  • Image Credit

    © Fanny Sanín; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

  • On Display

    Yes

The Artist, Fanny Sanín

Fanny Sanín, one of Colombia’s second-generation abstract artists, turned to geometric abstraction in 1969 and never looked back.
An older woman with light skin tone and short, light brown hair stands in front of an abstract painting. She wears a black and white striped shirt with two beaded necklaces. The painting behind her depicts grey and red rectangles framing grey, brown, and green triangles.