A Cycle of a Small Sea-Fowl

1961

Arthur Deshaies

Associated Names
Arthur Deshaies

Artist, American, 1920 - 2011

This abstract artwork features sharp and swirling lines interplaying to create intricate shapes. The dark lines form patterns, with some resembling an elephant's head and trunk. The black and white texture gives a sense of movement like a forest or marketplace, while the composition maintains a distorted, abstract presentation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    relief engraving in black on Lucite

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.8 x 46.9 cm (14 1/8 x 18 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.380

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: A Cycle of a Small Sea: Fowl; lower center in graphite: 13/100; lower right in graphite: Deshaies 61

Wikidata ID

Q76336304

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