Untitled

1948

Herbert Bayer

Associated Names
Herbert Bayer

Artist, American, born Austria, 1900 - 1985

The image displays an array of flowing curved lines and soft undulating shapes across the canvas, forming an abstract composition. The interplay of dark and light shades gives the shapes a three-dimensional appearance. The design suggests delicate folded fabric or petals caught in a breeze. The abstract quality invites viewers to see familiar objects like leaves or waves in motion, while maintaining an enigmatic visual appeal.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black and green on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.93 × 43.82 cm (13 3/4 × 17 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 45.72 × 55.88 cm (18 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.115.24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1986; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 90 imp; lower right in graphite: bayer 48; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: V.35.3

Wikidata ID

Q77015430

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