The Rice Meals for a Stone

1983

Wolfgang Laib

Associated Names
Wolfgang Laib

Artist, German, born 1950

The image shows delicate pencil lines and orange strokes forming abstract shapes on a white background. There are two curved lines with orange patches at the top, resembling a mountain peak with foliage. Below, rows of small repeated triangular shapes in pencil create an abstract pattern resembling sailboats or minimalist tents. The limited color and minimalist strokes suggest familiar landscapes but maintain an abstract interpretation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and oil on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43 x 61.2 cm (16 15/16 x 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.142.60

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Burnett Miller Gallery, Los Angeles); purchased 1991 by Edward R. Broida, Los Angeles; gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2006, unnumbered brochure [p. 14] (checklist).

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: laib 83; lower center in graphite: the rice meals for a stone

Wikidata ID

Q64640547

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