Ruth

1994

Frank Auerbach

Associated Names
Frank Auerbach

Artist, British, born Germany, 1931 - 2024

The image consists of interwoven, jagged lines and overlapping shapes. The composition is chaotic and dynamic. The artwork features a network of lines and scribbles. The arrangement of curves and lines may suggest familiar forms within the abstract chaos.
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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: 25.8 x 20.4 cm (10 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.2 x 32.1 cm (15 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.13.1

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. 35.

Inscriptions

lower left below plate mark in graphite: 13/30; lower center below plate mark in graphite: Ruth; lower right below plate mark in graphite: Auerbach

Watermarks

SOMERSET / ENGLAND

Wikidata ID

Q75126039

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