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Study for "Icarus", No. 3

1964

Jimmy Ernst

Associated Names

Jimmy Ernst

Artist, American, born Germany, 1920 - 1984

The image shows jagged, angular lines and shapes against a textured blue and turquoise background. The abstract composition resembles a chaotic, spiky structure similar to a thistle or bird's nest. The sharp lines crisscross in random directions, with a bold, dark central cluster dominating the scene. The overall impression is a natural assemblage depicted in a modern abstract art style.

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Artwork overview

Medium

brush and black ink with pastel on spiral-bound wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lane)
Dimensions

image: 29.21 × 24.13 cm (11 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
sheet: 43.5 × 35.56 cm (17 1/8 × 14 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2534

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lane, Leominster, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1983

Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 221, no. 1480.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Study of Icarus III Jimmy Ernst 64

Wikidata ID

Q64581792

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