Abstraction of Stripes

1946

Fannie Hillsmith

Associated Names
Fannie Hillsmith

Artist, American, 1911 - 2007

The image displays intersecting lines and rectangular shapes creating an abstract pattern with a sense of depth. The overlapping forms suggest a cityscape viewed from above, with the lines resembling streets and the rectangles resembling buildings. The layering of shapes and textures adds to the abstract nature of the image, with some shapes resembling geometric objects. In the center, a series of vertical and horizontal lines interlock to evoke a complex urban grid.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    intaglio in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 x 12.3 cm (6 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 x 16.6 cm (9 7/8 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.388

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Susan Teller Gallery, New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 30, 1996; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: 25 / Abstraction of Stripes! / F. Hillsmith '46; lower right verso in graphite: Hillsmith

Wikidata ID

Q76339314

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