Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #40 [verso]

1974

Richard Artschwager

Associated Names
Richard Artschwager

Artist, American, 1923 - 2013

This abstract drawing consists of elongated rectangular shapes and bold lines floating in space. The arrangement and orientation of these shapes resemble familiar objects such as shelves, doors, and panels. One rectangle contains a cross-hatch pattern, similar to a woven texture. The artwork offers a minimalistic and abstract depiction of everyday objects seen from a new perspective.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image displays linear shapes and outlines forming an abstract representation of a room. It includes elongated rectangular forms and angled lines that suggest architectural elements like doors, a window, and a segmented wall. The lines create a skeletal framework of a room with components such as a bed frame and panels.

Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #39 [recto]

Richard Artschwager

1974

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Artschwager, Richard, and Catherine Kord. Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug: 53 Drawings by Richard Artschwager. New York, NY, 1976: p. 40.

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: Artschwager '74; lower right verso in ball-point pen: 39; lower right in graphite: 40

Wikidata ID

Q64620414

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