Fantasy of Perspectival Forms Set among Ruins

1567

Lorenz Stör

Associated Names
Lorenz Stör

Artist, German, c. 1530 - after 1621

The image shows a complex arrangement of geometric shapes and lines, including circular forms, angular structures, and intersecting linear elements. This abstract artwork has elements reminiscent of architectural ruins, with towers, arches, and columns merging into a surreal cityscape. The foreground features spiral and cylindrical shapes resembling scrolls or rolled-up paper, while the background includes archways and architectural motifs resembling fragments of an ancient city. The interplay of familiar objects challenges the viewer's perception of space and form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Given in memory of Mrs. Daryl Reich Rubenstein

  • Dimensions

    block: 21.6 x 16 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.9 x 20.4 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.130.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Hamburg); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Lorenz Stör, compiled by Dieter Beaujean). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2016: Vol. LXXXIII, no. 14.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: LS (in monogram)

Watermarks

coat of arms with pinecone (Briquet 2112)

Wikidata ID

Q76347451