Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #42 [recto]

1975

Richard Artschwager

Associated Names
Richard Artschwager

Artist, American, 1923 - 2013

The sketch shows a tall, columnar sculpture with a complex, layered design. It has a cylindrical form wrapped with a spiraling band, giving it a sense of motion or flow. The top section features intricate detailing that resembles woven or braided patterns. The sculpture is rendered in various shades of black and white, suggesting it is made from a material supporting such textural detail. The overall appearance of the sculpture is towering and imposing, with vertical lines and a spiral band that create an illusion of height and depth. The sketch includes guidelines on the left side and faint, faded sketches on the right, providing additional context to the form and proportions of the sculpture.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image contains cylindrical shapes and vertical lines, accompanied by a spiral. There is a grid pattern in the background.

Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #42 [verso]

Richard Artschwager

1975


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, November 11, 1977-January 1, 1978 (recto only)

Bibliography

1976

  • Artschwager, Richard, and Catherine Kord. Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug: 53 Drawings by Richard Artschwager. New York, NY, 1976: p. 42.

1977

  • Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1977, 12 (recto only)

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 41; lower right verso in graphite: Artschwager '75; upper left verso in graphite (upside down): 41-b

Wikidata ID

Q64620430

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