Sculpture with Five Doors

1997

Jene Highstein

Associated Names
Jene Highstein

Artist, American, 1942 - 2013

The image features an abstract composition with a large, bold black shape resembling a deep, solid cone with its wide base facing upwards. This central form is enclosed within a faintly sketched oval or cylindrical outline, suggestive of an abstract container or vessel. The black form has rectangular notches at the bottom edge, evoking the appearance of columns or slots. The background includes a grid pattern, adding a technical, blueprint-like aspect to the image while providing a sense of structure and measurement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black pigment and graphite on graph paper

  • Credit Line

    Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.6 x 55.6 cm (16 3/4 x 21 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.6.266


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite lower right: Highstein 1997

Wikidata ID

Q64581619

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