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Espagne

1937

Leon Kelly

Associated Names

Leon Kelly

Artist, American, 1901 - 1982

The image shows a series of simple and delicate lines forming shapes that suggest human figures engaged in a scene. It depicts one group of figures standing in a line and another group on the right reacting with various gestures. The minimalistic sketch style conveys a sense of storytelling through abstract forms and familiar arrangements, resembling human interactions in a dramatic scenario.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 62 x 100 mm
sheet: 251 x 322 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2824

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

ESPAGNE [sic] in pencil, lower left; signed: LK in plate, lower left; Leon Kelly 1937 in pencil, lower right; 15 in pencil, lower right corner

Wikidata ID

Q76441774

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