Book of Changes XI

1997

Janina Kraupe

Associated Names
Janina Kraupe

Artist, Polish, born 1921

The image displays an abstract composition with various shapes and lines. There is a circular shape in the upper part, surrounded by radiating lines. Below are intersecting vertical and horizontal lines. A curling spiral shape is located to the lower left, while a star-like figure with pointed arms is near the center. The color palette includes blues, purples, greens, and earth tones, segmented horizontally. The composition is framed in a bold grid.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color linocut on black laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gerald Cerny

  • Dimensions

    overall: 70.2 x 50 cm (27 5/8 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.116.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Cerny, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower left in white ink: "Ksiga przemian XI" epr. d'art. III; by artist, lower right in white ink: J. Kraupe 1997

Wikidata ID

Q75428600

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