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Subway Drawing

1999

William Anastasi

Associated Names

William Anastasi

Artist, American, 1933 - 2023

The image displays an array of meandering lines forming two dense clusters on an empty background. The lines are arranged in a chaotic manner, resembling tangled thread spinning around central points. The clusters appear like fur balls or nests, with the lines extending horizontally across the composition. The overall appearance suggests movement and direction within the abstract network, with the clusters appearing to have potential energy.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paper
Credit Line

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 23.2 x 31.1 cm (9 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2007.6.193

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: 12:20 W. Anastasi 8-31-99 103-28

Wikidata ID

Q64636189

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