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Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #43

1975

Richard Artschwager

Associated Names

Richard Artschwager

Artist, American, 1923 - 2013

The image shows an abstract composition with angular lines and curved shapes. The arrangement may remind one of a complex mechanical component or interlocked pages of a partially open book, with parallel lines creating a textured effect. The shapes are stacked, creating layers and highlighting the symmetry and intricacy of the piece.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Dimensions

overall: 19.8 x 29.5 cm (7 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Bibliography

1976

Artschwager, Richard, and Catherine Kord. Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug: 53 Drawings by Richard Artschwager. New York, NY, 1976: p. 43.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 42 (underlined); lower right verso in graphite: Artschwager '75

Wikidata ID

Q64620432

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