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Embarkation For Cockaigne

1937

Julien Alberts

Associated Names

Julien Alberts

Artist, American, 1916 - 1996

The image features sharp lines and curved forms creating movement. Abstract shapes and figures are depicted, including human forms, a large pot, bricks, and a grand piano. Flying shapes above could be interpreted as birds or airplanes. A human figure emerges from a boxed structure, while others interact around the pot.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 346 x 244 mm
sheet: 403 x 282 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.625

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, Embarkation for Cockaigne; lower right, Julien Alberts 1937; lower center, 10/11; in the stone: lower right, JULIEN ALBERTS

Wikidata ID

Q76456271

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