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Walpurgisnacht

1953

Irving Amen

Associated Names

Irving Amen

Artist, American, 1918 - 2011

The image shows dark intersecting shapes and jagged lines creating an intricate design. The shapes intertwine and overlap, resembling fluid motions. Some shapes vaguely suggest forms of animals or figures. The scene conveys chaotic energy, frozen in a moment of action or movement.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

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

Image: 534 x 406 mm
Sheet: 587 x 451 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.657

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, Walpurgisnacht 10/3; lower right, Irving Amen '53; in block: lower center, A.

Wikidata ID

Q76548972

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