River Landscape

1956/1958

Dorothy Dehner

Associated Names
Dorothy Dehner

Artist, American, 1901 - 1994

The image shows a variety of linear and geometric shapes arranged horizontally in an abstract composition. On the left, there are vertical and angled rectangles intersecting with parallel lines. In the center, two curved lines form an incomplete oval surrounded by smaller irregular quadrilaterals. To the right, elongated vertical forms with tapered ends are intersected by a horizontal band. The composition conveys a sense of rhythm and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and roulette in black on white wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 x 45 cm (4 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.7 x 56.5 cm (8 9/16 x 22 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.63.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kraushaar Galleries, Inc., New York); purchased 1997 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 27.

Inscriptions

lower left below plate mark in graphite: River Landscape 22/35; lower right below plate mark in graphite: Dorothy Dehner '58; upper left above plate mark in graphite (upside down): Dorothy Dehner '56; upper right above plate mark (upside down): River Landscape 34/40

Wikidata ID

Q75397007

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