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Meditation

1947

Glen Alps

Associated Names

Glen Alps

Artist, American, 1914 - 1996

The image depicts two people standing upright. The person on the left has short, neatly combed hair and a stern expression, while the person on the right has their face partially obscured by a lowered head. Both individuals are dressed in formal suits with large collars and long coats. The left person has their arms extended upward, while the right person’s hands hang by their sides. A book or paper is on the floor in front of them. The background is abstract with angular shapes and shadows in a pointillism style.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

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

image: 32.8 × 19.1 cm (12 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
sheet: 41.2 × 27.9 cm (16 1/4 × 11 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.651

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: imp 1947 Ed 14; lower right in graphite: Glen E Alps; lower left margin in graphite by unknown hand: Meditation.

Wikidata ID

Q76455878

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