Untitled

1967

Hans Bellmer

Associated Names
Hans Bellmer

Artist, German, 1902 - 1975

This image shows a series of curving and flowing lines forming an abstract composition. Central shapes resemble a sinewy figure in motion, with striped patterns that create depth and texture. The twists and turns evoke an abstract representation of limbs or appendages, resembling dancers in motion.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.2 x 31.1 cm (11 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 59.7 x 41.9 cm (23 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.258

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mandiargues 1969, no. 75

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Mandiargues, André Pieyre de. Hans Bellmer: Oeuvre gravé. Paris: Denoël, 1969, no. 75.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: XIII/XX; lower right in graphite: Bellmer

Wikidata ID

Q76341881

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