Antrum Irrigation

c. 1940-1945

Lorraine M. Burgess

Associated Names
Lorraine M. Burgess

Artist, American, 1913 - 1996

The image shows a composition of intertwined and overlapping shapes, including a hand, circular patterns, and fluid, wavy lines. This abstract piece merges tangible forms like a hand grasping a keyhole mask, with waves and patterns in the background. The arrangement suggests familiar objects like a spectacle lens and a comb, creating a surreal blend of the ordinary and imaginative.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David Allen Fine Arts, Arlington, VA); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, October 1995; gift to NGA, December 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Antrum Irrigation, in pencil, lower left; signed: Lorraine Burgess, in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76441639

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