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

Drummer Boys

1935

Hugo Gellert

Associated Names

Hugo Gellert

Artist, American, 1892 - 1985

The image depicts an arrangement of black and white shapes, mainly rectangles, forming cross-like figures. The composition shows repeated cross shapes creating a visual rhythm across the canvas. The crosses overlap and vary in size, giving the impression of rows extending into the distance. The density of shapes increases from top to bottom, adding depth.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

Image: 355 x 318 mm
Sheet: 582 x 809 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2023

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, Hugo Gellert; verso: type-set label

Wikidata ID

Q76443091

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