Untitled

1991

Frederick Sommer

Associated Names
Frederick Sommer

Artist, American, born Italy, 1905 - 1999

This image features curved lines and organic shapes that create an abstract composition. In the center, there is a shape resembling an open flower or an anatomical structure, surrounded by elements that evoke tissues, organs, and botanical forms. These elements include a petal-like section and smaller circular details resembling seeds or cellular structures. The artwork plays with scale and perspective, inviting comparisons to natural and biological phenomena by intertwining familiar elements into its design.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage of photomechanical reproductions of lithographic prints on heavyweight wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frederick Sommer

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 34.3 x 38.5 cm (13 1/2 x 15 3/16 in.)
    mount: 48 x 51.8 cm (18 7/8 x 20 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.5.43

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Prescott, Arizona; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mount, center verso in graphite: Frederick Sommer 1991 (underlined); on mount, lower right verso in graphite: 10

Wikidata ID

Q64147749

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