Construction

1930

Louis Lozowick

Associated Names
Louis Lozowick

Artist, American, born Ukraine, 1892 - 1973

This is a drawing of an industrial scene involving construction materials and machinery. The upper part shows a vehicle with a figure-like form pushing a large gear or wheel, and the lower part displays a chaotic assortment of stacked rectangular blocks or slabs. The environment suggests themes of industrial power and machinery, blending geometric forms with surrealistic elements. The top left section behind the vehicle is filled with dark tones suggesting an urban setting or building structures. The pile of block-like forms includes smaller figure-like elements engaged in industrial activities. The composition utilizes strong contrasts in shading and line work to highlight the massiveness and complexity of industrial equipment and construction materials, with angular framing lending a sense of depth and dynamic movement within the static scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.4 x 16 cm (15 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 54.2 x 26.9 cm (21 5/16 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.80.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1982, no. 51


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Mickelson's, Washington, D.C.); Jacob Kainen [1909-2001], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4737), purchased November 25, 1972; gift to NGA, 1989.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern American Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014-2015

Bibliography

1982

  • Flint, Janet A. The Prints of Louis Lozowick: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1982, no. 51.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 13/25; lower right in graphite: Louis Lozowick'30; at bottom edge, lower left erased and barely visible in graphite: CONSTRUCTION

Wikidata ID

Q74884388

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