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God Comes Down to Inspect His Creations

c. late 1930s

Charles Frederick Surendorf

Associated Names

Charles Frederick Surendorf

Artist, American, 1906 - 1979

The image features wavy and curved lines mixed with angular shapes. The composition is abstract, with exaggerated features and contorted postures. At the top left, a large face is seen in the sky. Distorted human figures with elongated faces are interacting below. To the right, there is a jagged outline of a dilapidated building. Swirling clouds fill the sky, merging with the chaotic scene below where characters appear to be in a dramatic moment.

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Artwork overview

Medium

linocut
Credit Line

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

image: 237 x 306 mm
sheet: 278 x 400 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4680

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"God Comes Down to Inspect His Creations - 9/15" in pencil, lower left & center; Calif-Lino Blk, verso ; in pencil: lower right, "Charles Surendorf"

Wikidata ID

Q76454489

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