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Coherence

Paul Reed · 1966

Catalog medium: Acrylic on canvas
Collection: National Gallery of Art

Physical record

Scale without reproducing the image

Metric: 264.2 × 114.3 cm
Approx. imperial: 8 ft 8 in × 3 ft 9 in
Planar area (calculated): 3.02 m²
Width / 170 cm reference: 0.67×
Height / 170 cm reference: 1.55×

Imperial dimensions, planar area, and 170 cm reference ratios are interface calculations from documented metric dimensions, not source claims, artwork-shape reconstructions, or quality judgments.

Image decision: Bundled display blocked by external_reference_only/external_link_only.

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Structured relationships

Process, material, form, ideas

Techniques

No structured techniques linked in the foundation corpus.

Materials

Canvasmaterial

Structured materials appear only through an explicit mapping relationship in the validated corpus; AEU does not infer normalized materials by parsing the catalog medium text.

Formal properties

Field structureformal property

Concepts

No structured concepts linked in the foundation corpus.

Claims / interpretation

Evidence with its type exposed

A source interpretation is not silently rewritten as an uncontested fact. Contested positions remain side by side.

work specific influence

The National Gallery states that Coherence was inspired by the repeated rhythm of strong lines in Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles, while remaining vertical and decidedly nongestural.

Evidence sources (1)

Paul Reed. Coherence. 1966 ↗

Documented path / mapping basis exposed

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Object → maker

Paul Reedartist/date identity lineBasis: Object identity on this record.

Material & process

CanvasmaterialBasis: Explicit structured mapping rendered on this object record.

Formal & thematic

Field structureformal propertyBasis: Explicit structured mapping rendered on this object record.

Exhibition, place & history

Place this date on the AEU timeline1966Basis: Object date used for navigation only; not an influence or exhibition claim.

Close Look

Close-looking guideobservation → interpretationBasis: Companion route for this same object record.

Source register

Direct record sources

Paul Reed. Coherence. 1966museum object · authority tier 1 · verified 2026-09-09
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