Blue Island

1980

Emerson Woelffer

Associated Names
Emerson Woelffer

Artist, American, 1914 - 2003

The image shows torn paper shapes, including a large pink irregular shape on a vibrant blue background. There are smaller, irregular shapes in brown and darker hues scattered throughout the composition, contributing to an abstract arrangement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cut, torn, and pasted colored paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Regina Slatkin, Carole and Laura Slatkin

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.4 x 15.1 cm (8 1/16 x 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.58.16

  • Series Title

    Designs for Modern Masters Tapestries [1990.58.1-22]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Charles E. Slatkin [1909-1999]; gift 1990 to NGA

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Woelffer 80; on adhered stamp, upper left verso: Emerson Woelffer / 475 Dustin Drive / Los Angeles, Calif. 90065; across top verso in ink: "Blue Island"

Wikidata ID

Q64559383

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