Untitled [verso]

1945/1948

Franz Kline

Associated Names
Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image shows intersecting lines and curves of varying thickness and shapes. In the middle left, there is a small shape reminiscent of a bird in flight. Linear scribbles and a dark, cloud-like form can also be seen at the bottom right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Rufus F. Zogbaum

  • Dimensions

    overall: 15.4 x 12.7 cm (6 1/16 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.113.19.b

Associated Artworks

The image shows an abstract portrait of a person from the waist up. The person appears seated with a slightly turned torso in the sketch. The facial features are depicted with bold black strokes including an oval face, darkened areas suggesting eyes and a mouth, and long black hair framing the face. The figure is dressed in a simple, indistinct garment, and the background is plain.

Figure Study [recto]

Franz Kline

1945

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the Artist; Rufus F. Zogbaum, New York; gift to NGA, 1998

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Ritchie, Charles. "Franz Kline, Thirty Untitled Drawings." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art no. 21 (Spring 1999): 13.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: ZD 378

Wikidata ID

Q64570546

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