Conflicts

1930

Carl Hoeckner

Associated Names
Carl Hoeckner

Artist, American, born Germany, 1883 - 1972

Winding and swirling lines are prominent in the background, forming circular shapes resembling celestial bodies. Angular, jagged lines cut across the scene like lightning. The artwork features an abstract composition with a central human-like figure surrounded by what seem to be gears or mechanical structures. The abstract figure could suggest mythological beings or deities interacting with the cosmos. Spheres and linear elements in the sky resemble stars or planets, hinting at cosmic interplay.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, NY); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1992; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Conflicts [traced over once in graphite]; lower center in black pencil: #16; lower right in graphite: C. Hoeckner; lower left in image: [CH monogram]

Wikidata ID

Q76550973

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