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Convulsion

1949

James V. Harvey

Associated Names

James V. Harvey

Artist, American, 1929 - 1965

The image displays swirling, interlocking lines and shapes creating an intricate abstract pattern. The composition resembles unfurling petals or overlapping layers of fabric, with curves and arcs conveying movement. The arrangement suggests folds and contours of a landscape or the flow of a stream, engaging the viewer in a dance of forms within a rectangular frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving and aquatint
Credit Line

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

plate: 144 x 300 mm
sheet: 183 x 329 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2381

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: convulsion in pencil, lower left; signed: harvey '49 in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76548794

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