Zebras: Nature's Wild Freedom

1937

Mordi Gassner

Associated Names
Mordi Gassner

Artist, American, 1899 - 1995

Associated American Artists

Publisher

This is a drawing of zebras in a natural setting. It shows a group of zebras in motion, with a backdrop of abstracted natural elements indicating a dynamic habitat. The drawing uses strong lines and shading to convey movement and energy, capturing the distinctive stripes of the zebras. The background features an impressionistic rendering of trees and vegetation, with swaying lines suggesting movement. The monochrome color scheme enhances the contrast between the zebras and their environment, emphasizing the animals' beauty and freedom.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy Gordon Pocinki

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 x 22.86 cm (12 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 39.05 x 29.21 cm (15 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.15.3

  • Portfolio Title

    Six Wild Animals

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy Gordon Pocinki; by inheritance to her son, Alan Pocinki, Potomac, MD; acquired 2011 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 26, no. 152.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Zebras: Nature's Wild Freedom; lower center in graphite: To Abe Gordon - in friendship; lower right in graphite: Mordi Gassner / October 26 1945

Wikidata ID

Q76557481

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