Ruth (II)

1994

Frank Auerbach

Associated Names
Frank Auerbach

Artist, British, born Germany, 1931 - 2024

The image displays a network of intersecting, overlapping lines, zigzags, and scribbles forming an abstract composition. The lines are interwoven, resembling the outline of a seated figure with crossed arms or clasped hands in their lap. The abstract lines suggest familiar objects like facial features and torso without fully defining them. The chaotic yet intentional linework conveys motion and form without complete representation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in black and gray from 2 plates on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.9 x 32.4 cm (15 5/16 x 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.13.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Marlborough Graphics, New York); purchased with donated funds from the Collectors Committee by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 36.

Inscriptions

lower left below plate in graphite: 5/30; lower center below plate in graphite: Ruth (II); lower right below plate in graphite: Auerbach

Watermarks

SOMERSET / ENGLAND

Wikidata ID

Q75126037

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