Allegory of Summer

in or after 1896

Koloman Moser

Associated Names
Koloman Moser

Artist, Austrian, 1868 - 1918

This composition features central geometric rectangles with curved and flowing lines. A square at the center swirls dynamically, surrounded by a curled form resembling movement. Two elongated figures stand on either side, with limbs stretching upwards. Below, a rectangular panel shows a reclining figure in a serene posture. The image blends abstract shapes with human forms and gestures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and India ink with black wash and graphite on five sheets of thin graph paper; partially squaredin graphite

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.3 x 46.6 cm (14 5/16 x 18 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.74.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorotheum, Vienna; Julius S. Held, Old Bennington, Vermont; purchased 1983 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 91.

1973

  • One Hundred Master Drawings from New England Private Collections, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford; Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College; Museum of Fine Art, Boston, 1973-1974, no. 70.

1977

  • Austrian Art: Viennese Art from 1890 to 1918, Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, 1977, no. 44.

1979

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of Ingrid and Julius S. Held, The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; traveling exhibition, 1979, no. 57.

Bibliography

1973

  • Robinson 1973, no. 70.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Nr. 92/238; upper left verso in graphite, facing outward: 2 63 303-5; lower center verso: Kollo Moser (Vienna)

Wikidata ID

Q64592571

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