Christoph Columbus - Ein Neuer Grosser Ocean-Vogel

1921

Johannes Molzahn

Associated Names
Johannes Molzahn

Artist, German, 1892 - 1965

The image displays bold lines and geometric shapes intersecting at various angles. The composition appears dynamic and engaging. The arrangement of shapes and lines evokes a complex mechanical design or musical instruments intertwined. Zigzag patterns and concentric circles are present within the shapes. The abstract nature of the image allows for multiple interpretations, inviting viewers to draw connections with familiar objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.2 × 35 cm (9 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 32.2 × 48.3 cm (12 11/16 × 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.384

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Salzmann 1977, no. 41, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased February 26, 2007; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Salzmann, Siegfried, Güse, Ernst-Gerhard, Lange, Barbara. Johannes Molzahn: Das druckgraphische Werk. Duisburg: Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum der Stadt, 1977: nos. 41, only

Inscriptions

signed below image, at right, in graphite: Joh. Molzahn.; titled below image, at left, in graphite: Op. zwei aus Mappe: " Summa Summarum / Christoph Columbus - ein neuer große Ocean Vogel.

Wikidata ID

Q76556780

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