The artwork, titled “Shrine (for R.K.) II, 1963,” was created by artist Miriam Schapiro and is associated with the Feminist Art movement. It falls under the genre of figurative art.
In the artwork, a central vertical black rectangular strip divides the composition. Within this strip, four distinct compartments are depicted. The highest compartment is an arch-shaped form filled with a solid block of ochre color, bordered by blue. Below this, a gray-hued compartment includes sketches of a pear and a cluster of rounded shapes, rendered in a soft, sketch-like manner. The subsequent compartment features a detailed rendering of an egg, central and prominent against a black background with surrounding hues of green and muted purple. Lastly, the bottom compartment exhibits a muted gray block. The entirety of the work is bordered by off-white, allowing the vividness and structure of the central strip to stand out, presenting a sense of both contemplative stillness and symbolic depth.
