Study for "Undertow"

2006

Mary Heilmann

Associated Names
Mary Heilmann

Artist, American, born 1940

The image features a green spiral shape at the center enclosed within a lightly sketched square on a plain background. The spiral gives a sense of motion and fluidity, similar to a wave or a fern. The surrounding space emphasizes the abstract nature of the spiral design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel in blue and green with graphite on Somerset wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 57.15 x 53.34 cm (22 1/2 x 21 in.)
    image: 31.12 x 31.12 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.116.21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2014

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: Heilmann: Drawing for Undertow; in unknown hand, upper right verso in graphite: top [up arrow]

Watermarks

Somerset / England

Wikidata ID

Q64608058

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