Composition

1914/1915

Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest

Associated Names
Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest

Artist, Dutch, 1876 - 1923

The image displays an array of bold lines and jagged shapes forming an abstract composition. Black lines create partitions filled with rich colors resembling stained glass sections. The colors - red, green, yellow, and blue - form shapes that may suggest a landscape with a river, hills, and a dynamic sky. The composition resembles a puzzle with irregular pieces, encouraging viewers to find familiar objects within the abstraction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    block: 12.2 x 15.9 cm (4 13/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.5 x 37.1 cm (10 1/16 x 14 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.273

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Huussen/Henkels 1983, no. 65

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heinrich Neuerberg [b. 1883], Cologne (Lugt 1344a). Heinrich Stinnes [1867-1932], Cologne (Lugt 1376a). (Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 31, 2001; 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. 65

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: XIII JacobavanHeemskerck no. 1; lower right by H. Stinnes in graphite: 14 XII. 1917 H. XIII no. 1/v Handaquarelliert

Wikidata ID

Q76556506

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