Boats

1915

Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest

Associated Names
Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest

Artist, Dutch, 1876 - 1923

The image shows a collection of bold, dark geometric shapes and lines contrasted with lighter areas, creating an abstract composition. The angular and triangular forms suggest boats. The lines at the bottom resemble waves or reflections.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    block: 19.9 x 27.9 cm (7 13/16 x 11 in.)
    sheet: 38 x 50.8 cm (14 15/16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.754

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Huussen/Henkels 1983, no. 89

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 2, 2000; 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. 89

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: JacobavanHeemskerck no. 4 IX

Wikidata ID

Q76557868

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