Stylized Sailboats

1915

Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest

Associated Names
Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest

Artist, Dutch, 1876 - 1923

The image depicts sharp, angular shapes and lines arranged in a pattern that forms an abstract composition. Dark triangular and rectangular forms contrast with lighter spaces, creating a fragmented design resembling a city skyline or jagged mountain peaks. The arrangement suggests connections to natural and urban landscapes, with elements resembling tall structures and converging lines akin to architectural forms or geological features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.5 x 29 cm (5 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 x 41.6 cm (12 13/16 x 16 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.278

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Huussen/Henkels 1983, no. 78

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 5, 1997; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Huussen, A. H. Jr., and Herbert Henkels. Jacoba van Heemskerck 1876 - 1923: Eine expressionistische Künstlerin . The Hague, 1983: no. 78

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: JacobavanHeemskerck

Wikidata ID

Q76556517

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