Sanctuary of the Four Directions

Sanctuary of the Four Directions

Charmion von WiegandWW-1959-M069803
1959·Oil on canvas·36 x 32" (91.5 x 81.3 cm)

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Year
1959
Dimensions
36 x 32" (91.5 x 81.3 cm)

Artist

Charmion von Wiegand
Charmion von Wiegand

Charmion von Wiegand was an American abstract painter and theorist whose work synthesized geometric abstraction with spiritual philosophy. Active from the 1930s onward, she developed a visual language of interlocking planes and luminous color fields informed by her study of Theosophy and non-Western cosmologies. Her paintings combine rigorous formal structure with a metaphysical intent, treating abstraction as a vehicle for invisible spiritual truths rather than pure formal investigation.

Chicago, IL, USA

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Year
1959
Dimensions
36 x 32" (91.5 x 81.3 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1959-M069803

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Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Charmion von Wiegand

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