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Figures in Space #2

1949

Louis Schanker

Associated Names

Louis Schanker

Artist, American, 1903 - 1981

The image displays intersecting lines and geometric shapes creating an abstract composition. Curved lines and sharp angles form patterns across the canvas. Thin vertical and horizontal lines intersect, outlining structured elements in the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Jacob Kainen
Dimensions

sheet: 27 x 42 cm (10 5/8 x 16 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

2002.98.183

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and black ink: Schanker; lower left verso in graphite: #2

Watermarks

WHITING

Wikidata ID

Q64594012

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