Portal

1993

Robert Keyser

Associated Names
Robert Keyser

Artist, American, 1924 - 1999

The image displays a square composition with black lines weaving throughout, framed by a blue border on three sides. The lines twist and turn to create abstract shapes, some resembling a jigsaw puzzle or tangled wires. Some areas suggest familiar forms like a bow tie or a lasso around a circular shape. The piece evokes an abstract interplay between confinement and spontaneity, emphasized by the structured frame and erratic lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wally Reinhardt

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31 x 29 cm (12 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.101.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Walter Reinhardt, Philadelphia; gift to NGA, 2000

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 12/14; lower right: Robert Keyser / '93; lower right verso: PORTAL

Markings

artist's stamp

Wikidata ID

Q76356203

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