Tree

c. 1915

Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest

Associated Names
Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest

Artist, Dutch, 1876 - 1923

The image displays a series of bold, black geometric shapes and jagged lines against a light background, creating strong contrast. The artwork resembles fragmented patterns without clear subject matter, allowing viewers to interpret the shapes and lines in their own way.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.9 x 14.9 cm (5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 38 x 35 cm (14 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.272

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Huussen/Henkels 1983, no. 77

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 22, 1997; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Huussen, A. H. Jr., and Herbert Henkels. Jacoba van Heemskerck 1876 - 1923: Eine expressionistische Künstlerin . The Hague, 1983: no. 77

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: JacobavanHeemskerck No. 4

Wikidata ID

Q76556504

You may be interested in

Loading Results