Abstract City

1927

Abraham Walkowitz

Associated Names
Abraham Walkowitz

Artist, American, 1880 - 1965

The image displays angular shapes and intersecting lines creating an abstract visual effect. Sharp triangles and elongated lines in the background resemble a dense forest, with the lines suggesting tree branches. In the foreground, wavy contoured lines resemble a hilly landscape or flowing water, further enhancing the natural scenery connection within the abstract design.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Rives BFK paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.5 x 19.2 cm (14 x 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.8 x 28.7 cm (16 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.99.34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern American Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014-2015

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: A. Walkowitz; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: New York, Abstraction; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 10

Markings

Ruth Kainen stamp

Wikidata ID

Q76334984

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