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She Laid Her Hands Gently Among the Tea Things

1993

Robert Keyser

Associated Names

Robert Keyser

Artist, American, 1924 - 1999

The image shows irregular black lines and shapes on a light background, enclosed in a thin, red rectangular border. The composition may suggest a reclining figure, with swirling lines in the lower section and curved shapes above resembling facial features or limbs. Smaller isolated forms are present on the left side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color woodcut on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Wally Reinhardt
Dimensions

overall: 28 x 47.9 cm (11 x 18 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2000.101.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Walter Reinhardt, Philadelphia; gift to NGA, 2000

Associated Names

Reinhardt, Walter

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 8/14; lower right: Robert Keyser / '93: lower right verso: SHE LAID HER HANDS GENTLY AMONG THE TEA THINGS

Markings

artist's stamp

Wikidata ID

Q76356206

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