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Untitled (Abstraction: Woman With Lyre)

1937

Carl Robert Holty

Associated Names

Carl Robert Holty

Artist, American, 1900 - 1973

The image shows interconnected white lines and curves on a dark background, creating an abstract composition. The shapes formed by the lines suggest the outline of a figure. A series of lines could resemble the head of a creature with a pointed mouth and zigzagged lines. There are elongated loops and curved lines that may suggest wings or limbs. Additionally, there is a wavy form at the bottom that could be interpreted as a cloud or waves.

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Artwork overview

Medium

linocut in black on laid paper
Credit Line

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

image: 205 x 152 mm
sheet: 292 x 237 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2561

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bethesda Art Gallery, Glen Echo, MD); Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 27 October 1997; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Wikidata ID

Q76442450

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