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Robert Ryman

Third Prototype, Dia:Beacon, Wall Installation, 2003, 2003

Angled view of a room where fourteen evenly spaced white squares are hung from a white wall. Two blue lines run vertically near the edges of each square.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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A square white canvas with two narrow vertical blue lines on either side, and several faint blue rectangles dotted irregularly along the canvas edges.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Square white painting featuring a thin blue vertical bar painted from top to bottom near the left and right sides and small light blue rectangles arranged sporadically along the edges. A beige varnish outline surrounds the entire painting.

Robert Ryman, Third Prototype 2003, Dia:Beacon, 2003. Dia Art Foundation; Gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Image courtesy The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Artwork Details

Artist
Robert Ryman
Title
Third Prototype, Dia:Beacon, Wall Installation, 2003
Year
2003
Medium
Acrylic and varnish on vinyl
Dimensions
24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm) each of 14 panels
Credit line
Dia Art Foundation, gift of The Greenwich Collection, Ltd.
Reference number
2017.021.1–.14
Location
Not on view

On Display at Dia Beacon

Two square white paintings hang on either side of a corner; the left one is very large and the right one is very small. A large, rectangular white painting affixed to a wall by long metal rods and resting on the wood floor is partially visible through a doorway to the left of the paintings.

Robert Ryman, installation view, Dia:Beacon. The Greenwich Collection, Ltd. © Robert Ryman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Courtesy the Greenwich Collection, Ltd.

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Artist

Robert Ryman

Robert Ryman was born in Nashville in 1930. He died in New York City in 2019.

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