Music of the Spheres

1944

Max Ackermann

Associated Names
Max Ackermann

Artist, German, 1887 - 1975

The image features an assortment of irregular shapes and curvy lines creating an abstract composition. There is a large orange shape with a vertical black stripe, a yellow circle near the top, a red circle, a yellow crescent shape, a blue triangle with a blue line, and a purple circle depicted. The colors are vibrant and contrasting against a muted blue background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 48.8 x 34.2 cm (19 3/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 69.9 x 50.5 cm (27 1/2 x 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.345

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hom Gallery, Washington, D.C.); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased May 16, 1970; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by the artist, lwoer right in graphite: Max Ackermann 1944; by later hand, lower center in graphite: Music of the Spheres

Wikidata ID

Q76348410

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