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Moon Tree

1957

Herbert S. Lourie

Associated Names

Herbert S. Lourie

Artist, American, 1923 - 1981

The image displays an array of vertical and curved black and white lines and shapes. The abstract forms resemble tree silhouettes and branches. The intermingling lines suggest a forest with overlapping branches, with some lines resembling tree trunks and swirls representing limbs and foliage.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

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

Image: 450 x 395 mm
Sheet: 582 x 510 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3234

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, "Moon Tree" (within quotes); lower right, Herbert S. Lourie; bottom left corner, 1957

Wikidata ID

Q76441924

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