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Variant on History Pastiche, No. 1

1935

Julien Alberts

Associated Names

Julien Alberts

Artist, American, 1916 - 1996

The image shows bold and curving lines forming complex shapes in an abstract composition. Familiar objects like buildings with square windows, figures resembling sailors rowing a boat, and dancing figures can be seen. There are shapes suggesting human figures, some with exaggerated features, surrounded by an abstract environment with flowing lines and contrasting patterns.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 307 x 412 mm
sheet: 407 x 580 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.624

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left center, Variant on History Pastiche #1; lower center, 2/3; lower right, Julien Alberts.

Wikidata ID

Q76456267

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