Flares

1939

Louise Arnstein Freedman

Associated Names
Louise Arnstein Freedman

Artist, American, 1915 - 2001

The image shows a composition of sweeping lines and angular shapes converging and diverging throughout the scene, creating a dynamic energy. Diagonal and curved lines dominate the foreground, suggesting a disordered landscape. Structures in the background include a smokestack emitting dark smoke and utility poles. A stone wall is on the right side, with a streetlight casting circular illumination. In the lower right corner, two human figures appear engaged in an activity. These shapes and lines create a scene evoking urban or industrial destruction.
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Inscriptions

in pencil: lower left, Flares; lower right, Louise Arnstein 1939; verso, bottom right, by Louise Arnstein Freedman

Wikidata ID

Q76454722

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