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Untitled (Abstract Composition #1)

1949

Walt Kuhlman

Associated Names

Walt Kuhlman

Artist, American, born 1918

The image is composed of irregular black marks and lines that vary in thickness and direction. The composition contains a mixture of dark and light areas, with some lines resembling natural patterns like branches or foliage. There are also thin vertical lines that could be seen as tree trunks. The overall feeling of the image is dynamic and organic.

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Artwork overview

Medium

intaglio
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

Image: 223 x 191 mm
Sheet: 305 x 268 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2961

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA); Dave and Reba Williams, Greewnich, CT, August 1996; gift to NGA, December 2008

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, 1/2; lower right, Kuhlman '49

Wikidata ID

Q76442035

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