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String Quartette

c. 1940

Olin Herman Travis

Associated Names

Olin Herman Travis

Artist, American, 1888 - 1975

The image shows an abstract composition with dynamic, swirling lines and shapes. In the center is a large figure bent over a violin, with angular limbs. To the right, a figure seated by a tree plays a cello-like instrument, with twisted branches overhead. In the background, a figure plays a wind instrument while seated on a tree branch.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 224 x 395 mm
sheet: 304 x 456 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4759

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, String Quartette --2--25; lower right, Olin Travis OT (monogram).In stone: lower left, Olin Travis OT (monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q76549456

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