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Untitled

1989

Emil Schumacher

Associated Names

Emil Schumacher

Artist, German, 1912 - 1999

The image features sweeping black lines and thick shapes that radiate from the center in a V-like formation against a blue backdrop. The interplay of colors and forms creates a sense of motion and depth. The image may resemble the wings of a butterfly or spreading branches of a tree. Splattered blue areas and irregular dark shapes add to the dynamic and fluid nature of the piece.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color aquatint, etching and embossing on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Thomas A. O’Callaghan, Jr. in memory of Catharina Baart Biddle
Dimensions

plate: 39.37 × 53.34 cm (15 1/2 × 21 in.)
sheet: 59.37 × 74.93 cm (23 3/8 × 29 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2013.125.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas O'Callaghan, Washington, DC.; gift to NGA, 2013

Associated Names

O'Callaghan, Tom

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: épr. d'ar.; lower right: Schumacher

Wikidata ID

Q77005813

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