Floral Forms [recto]

Josef Hoffmann

Associated Names
Josef Hoffmann

Artist, Austrian, 1870 - 1956

The image features a drawing of various plant life and a tree, with a horizon line indicating the ground level. The tree is the main focus, with its trunk, branches, and floral arrangements detailed in loose and sketchy pencil strokes. The drawing is on graph paper, adding a grid-like texture to the background. The color scheme is grayscale, typical of pencil sketches. Various plant shapes and foliage are depicted, with more branches in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on blue-lined paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30 x 21 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.41.13.a

Associated Artworks

Flower Studies [verso]

Josef Hoffmann

1870

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Würthle, Vienna); acquired 1971 by the NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:212.

Wikidata ID

Q64591061

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