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Art terms

Monochrome

A work of art rendered in only one color.

7 examples

Yves Klein Blue Monochrome 1961
Ad Reinhardt Abstract Painting 1963
Agnes Martin Friendship 1963
Robert Ryman Pace 1984
Donald Judd Untitled 1967 (refabricated 1973-75)
Mary Corse Untitled (First White Light Series) 1968
Glenn Ligon White #19 1994

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