The composition depicts a large group of sampans (small boats used in East Asia) docked together in the city of Canton
with farm buildings and Cottonwood trees in the background
A white snowflake and a vivid red moon stand against a stark black field
The composition depicts abstracted plant forms in shades of black
and artistry of Hopi and Zuni kachina dolls
Cadmium Scarlet on Cerulean, No. 8 (Geometric Abstraction), Painting, dated 1968 26968 The composition depicts a largeCadmium Scarlet on Cerulean, #8, original painting by artist Vance Hall Kirkland (1904 1981) from his Energy in Space Abstractions. In this series, Kirkland applied dozens of individual dots to create the illusion of energy vibrating in space. This particular work is especially distinctive, as Kirkland intended it to be displayed in a diamond orientation, rather than the conventional square. Oil on canvas. Signed by the artist and dated, 1968, lower