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Second Theme

1938–40
Not on view
Influenced by the works of Piet Mondrian from the 1910s and 1920s, Diller devised his own abstract formats in the 1930s. Divided into groups called "first," "second," and "third" themes, Diller’s three series explore the movement generated by different arrangements of geometric forms within a square canvas. "Second" theme pictures, such as this, feature a grid system within which rectangular bands of differing widths extend across the canvas.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Second Theme
  • Artist: Burgoyne Diller (American, New York, New York 1906–1965 New York, New York)
  • Date: 1938–40
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 30 1/8 × 30 1/8 in. (76.5 × 76.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: George A. Hearn Fund, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.72
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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Second Theme, Burgoyne Diller American, Oil on canvas
Second Theme
Burgoyne Diller
1949
Theoretical Drawings on Theme #1, Theme #2, Theme #3, Burgoyne Diller American, Pen and black ink with graphite on paper
Theoretical Drawings on Theme #1, Theme #2, Theme #3
Burgoyne Diller
1961
Notes on Theme #1, Theme #2, Theme #3, Burgoyne Diller American, Pen and black ink with graphite on paper
Notes on Theme #1, Theme #2, Theme #3
Burgoyne Diller
1961
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Second Theme
Burgoyne Diller
1945
Black Abstraction, Georgia O'Keeffe American, Oil on canvas
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Georgia O'Keeffe
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