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Covered Girl (Überdecktes Mädchen)

1970

Arnulf Rainer

Associated Names

Arnulf Rainer

Artist, Austrian, 1929 - 2025

The image shows an abstract composition with dark, swirling lines and strokes at the center of the canvas. The lines and shapes create movement and depth.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color drypoint on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Collectors Committee
Dimensions

sheet: 45.1 x 55.3 cm (17 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
plate: 29.5 x 41.9 cm (11 5/8 x 16 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2004.5.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 2004 from Joshua P. Smith, Washington, D.C.

Associated Names

Smith, Joshua P.

Exhibition History

2004

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

Inscriptions

below plate mark in graphite: 21/99 "Überdecktes Mädchen" Rainer

Wikidata ID

Q76336283

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