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Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Northern Island

c. 1941

Peter Sager

Associated Names

Peter Sager

Artist, Canadian, 1920 - 1985

The image shows a series of white elongated tapering shapes on a black rectangular background. The shapes create an abstract design that may evoke different interpretations.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut in black on wove paper
Credit Line

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

image: 36.83 × 13.02 cm (14 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.)
sheet: 43.82 × 17.62 cm (17 1/4 × 6 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4221

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lyle Sarnevitz, Boston, 9 February 1999; to Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "Northern Island no 15" 4/25; lower right in graphite: Peter Sager; within block lower right: S [reversed]

Wikidata ID

Q76442767

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