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Arabesque

c. 2002, printed later

Victoria Gewirz

Associated Names

Victoria Gewirz

Artist, American, born 1961

The image shows an abstract composition with a large, irregular octagonal shape at the top against a dark background. A narrow, curving line descends from the shape like a suspended ribbon. Near the bottom, there is the silhouette of a human figure resembling a trapeze artist mid-performance.

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Artwork overview

Medium

platinum-palladium print
Credit Line

Gift of Victoria Gewirz
Dimensions

image: 19.2 × 12.6 cm (7 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
sheet: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Accession Number

2023.57.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Victoria Gewirz, Wellesley, MA; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Gewirz, Victoria

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, bottom right in graphite: Arabesque / Platinum/Palladium

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