Egyptian Painting: Sahura
Dorothea Rockburne (1932 –)
Dorothea Rockburne: Canadian abstract painter blending mathematics & astronomy into precise geometric art influenced by Mannerism. Explore her unique style!
Parrish Art Museum (Water Mill, United States of America)
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Dorothea Rockburne came to prominence in the late 1960s with Minimalist- inflected works pitched somewhere between paintings and sculpture employing raw materials such as sheet metal, chipboard, and crude oil. In a recent interview, Rockburne (American, born Canada, 1932) described her art- making in this way:
About this artwork
- Title: Egyptian Painting: Sahura
- Artist: Dorothea Rockburne
- Year: 1980
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Parrish Art Museum
- Movement: Minimalism
- Color palette: Monochrome
- Keywords: “square geometry” , “minimalist artwork” , “contemporary art”
- Color intensity: Monochromatic


