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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Corner Fifth Avenue 57th Street

1930

Werner Drewes

Associated Names

Werner Drewes

Artist, American, 1899 - 1985

The image displays bold intersecting lines and large geometric blocks creating an abstract composition. The shapes resemble outlines of skyscrapers, with elements suggesting scaffoldings or water towers atop buildings. The limited color palette emphasizes the contrast between dark silhouettes and a lighter background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

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

image: 33.7 × 21.3 cm (13 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.)
sheet: 49.1 × 35.3 cm (19 5/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1532
Catalogue Raisonné

Rose 1984, no. III.47

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in pencil: lower left, XX; lower right, W. Drewes 1930; bottom left margin, No 56 CORNER v Ave & 57 Str. 5x.

Wikidata ID

Q76550447

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