Nouvelle île

1979

Pierre Alechinsky

Associated Names
Pierre Alechinsky

Artist, Belgian, born 1927

The image contains intricate and curving lines that create an abstract composition. In the upper section, the lines swirl and loop. Below, there are dense horizontal lines that suggest a textured landscape or tall grass. Bold lines frame the composition, including forms that could be interpreted as fish or aquatic life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black and red on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall: 166 x 89 cm (65 3/8 x 35 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.142.35

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lefebre Gallery, New York); purchased 1982 by Edward R. Broida, Los Angeles; gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2006, unnumbered brochure, fig. 4.

Inscriptions

across bottom in black colored pencil: 19/35 Nouvelle île 1979; lower right in red colored pencil: Alechinsky

Wikidata ID

Q76355263

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