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North Wind

1951

Walter Hahn

Associated Names

Walter Hahn

Artist, American, born 1927

The image contains a large symmetrical shape resembling the outline of a head or balloon at the top center with curving lines that suggest a face viewed from an unconventional angle. Below this shape is a broad horizontal band where a faint outline of a ship is visible. The composition is abstract, contrasting dark and light areas.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint
Credit Line

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

Image: 302 x 453 mm
Sheet: 380 x 515 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2306

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, North Wind; lower right, w. hahn 2nd state 1/3; on the mat across bottom, Walter Hahn North Wind 1951

Wikidata ID

Q76442197

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