Intimate Design (Cabbage)

c. 1932

John Vanderpant

Associated Names
John Vanderpant

Artist, Canadian, born Netherlands, 1884 - 1939

The image features intricate, undulating shapes and lines, creating a complex, abstract composition. The swirling and folding patterns resemble soft fabric folds or delicate flower petals. The textures and layers add depth and complexity, resembling natural formations like coral or brain tissue. The abstract nature of the image allows viewers to make their own connections with objects from nature or everyday life.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.1 × 19.7 cm (9 7/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
    mount: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.78

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Barry Singer Gallery, Petaluma, CA); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite underlined: Vanderpant; by artist, lower left below image in graphite: "Intimate Design" (hart) [?]; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: JVa 001; upper left: 129; center: IE; bottom right: 81.D.012

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