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Allegro

1938

Paul Landacre

Associated Names

Paul Landacre

Artist, American, 1893 - 1963

The image displays swirling curved shapes and lines across the canvas. The abstract forms overlap and interweave, giving a sense of movement. The lines are detailed with variations in density. The design evokes celestial bodies or elements of nature in motion.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving on wove paper
Credit Line

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

image: 15.3 × 25 cm (6 × 9 13/16 in.)
sheet: 23.6 × 33.9 cm (9 5/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3005
Catalogue Raisonné

Wien 215

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1983

Lehman, Anthony L. Paul Landacre: A Life and a Legacy. Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1983, p. 166, no. 102.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Allegro; lower center in graphite: 43/60; lower right in graphite: Paul Landacre

Wikidata ID

Q76457332

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