Frühling in Cossebaude (Spring in Cossebaude)

1920

Peter August Bockstiegel

Associated Names
Peter August Bockstiegel

Artist, German, 1889 - 1951

The image showcases an array of bold, flowing lines and shapes twisting and curving throughout the canvas. A combination of red, blue, and green dominates the scene, creating a sense of vibrancy and energy. The shapes resemble wooded trees, with twisting branches, stretched leaves, or flames flickering against the sky. In the background, rounded forms resemble hills or mounds, creating a landscape with rolling natural elements. There are subtle hints of familiar forms, such as the silhouette of a house, grounding the viewer within the abstraction.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 54.61 × 70.49 cm (21 1/2 × 27 3/4 in.); sheet: 64.45 × 78.11 cm (25 3/8 × 30 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.174

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Matuszak 1995, no. 96

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 3, 2004; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

Bibliography

1995

  • Matuszak, Thomas. Peter August Böckstiegel 1889 - 1951, Das druckgraphische Werk. Altenburg, Germany, 1995: 96.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Org. Steinzeichnung Handdruck; lower center in graphite: Frühling in Cossebaude; lower right in graphite: P.A. Böckstiegel

Wikidata ID

Q76556280

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