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Industrialization

1937

Herman Volz

Associated Names

Herman Volz

Artist, American, 1904 - 1990

The image shows geometric shapes and lines arranged in a striking composition. Two large rectangular prisms are in the center, connected by a curved pipe. Beside them, a horizontal cylindrical shape is supported by a smaller block. In the foreground, a line of small, uniformly spaced figures move in single file, resembling ants. This creates an abstract pattern of movement, drawing visual parallels to manufactured and natural processes.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 273 x 385 mm
sheet: 301 x 483 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4887

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"10/18" in pencil, lower left; signed: "Volz" in pencil, lower right; "Volz" in stone, lower left

Wikidata ID

Q76552201

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