Figures in Landscape

1956

Dorothy Dehner

Associated Names
Dorothy Dehner

Artist, American, 1901 - 1994

The image displays thin, elongated lines and geometric shapes arranged in an abstract composition. The lines form figures reminiscent of stick figures or humanoid forms, interspersed with angular shapes resembling eyes, limbs, or appendages. The central figure has a head-like shape with lines extending upwards, and another figure has a rounded torso form. The composition suggests a whimsical gathering in a surreal landscape, with recognizable human body elements in each form.

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 115.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Figures in Landscape 2/40; lower right in graphite: Dorothy Dehner 56; lower left corner in graphite: SAGA; lower right corner in graphite: 20 x 24

Wikidata ID

Q76457369

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