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Cacti

1932

Grace Albee

Associated Names

Grace Albee

Artist, American, 1890 - 1985

The image shows a potted cactus with multiple pads surrounded by sharp spines. The color palette consists of black and beige, with varying shades providing texture and depth. The cactus is centrally placed in the middle of the image, with the pot sitting at the bottom, slightly tilted to the right side of the composition. The overall look is one of strong contrasts, with light lines etched into a dark background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Barbara Albee and Family in Memory of P.F. Albee)
Dimensions

image: 10.16 × 7.78 cm (4 × 3 1/16 in.)
sheet: 20.96 × 14.45 cm (8 1/4 × 5 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.3170

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara Albee, Providence, Rhode Island; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2000; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 3rd proof; lower right in graphite Grace Albee

Wikidata ID

Q77009857

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