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Dies Irae

1929

James N. Rosenberg

Associated Names

James N. Rosenberg

Artist, American, 1874 - 1970

The image displays jagged, angular lines and tilted rectangles converging towards a central point. The chaotic arrangement of shapes resembles a cityscape with buildings. The word "Curb" is visible on one structure. Curved lines above suggest birds or clouds, while distorted figures with wide eyes and open mouths below could be interpreted as a crowd. Text elements "OCT 29" and "DIES IRAE" are present in the artwork.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

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

image: 34.8 × 26.4 cm (13 11/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
sheet: 40.4 × 28.5 cm (15 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4163

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1964

Rosenberg, James N. 50 Lithographs. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1964, n.p., no. 11.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: to my friend Elmer Adler - 25 copies of this; lower right in graphite: James N. Rosenberg 1929

Wikidata ID

Q76454572

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