Komposition

1919

Johannes Itten

Associated Names
Johannes Itten

Artist, Swiss, 1888 - 1967

The image contains thick, bold lines and geometric shapes in black and white. There are circular and angular forms resembling musical notes, arrows, and celestial bodies like moons or planets. The dense overlay of lines and swirls creates a sense of dynamic movement, suggesting a mix of familiar objects in abstract art.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34 x 31.5 cm (13 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 60 x 45.2 cm (23 5/8 x 17 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.304

  • Series Title

    Johannes Itten: 10 Originallithographien (plate 7)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heinrich Stinnes [d. 1932], Cologne (Lugt 1376a). (Elizabeth Hamilton and Jeffrey Wortman, Inc., New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 1988; 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.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Johannes Itten 1919

Wikidata ID

Q76556578

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