The Cinnamon Bun B'Ar Stalking the Dish of Fruit Bush

c. 1922

Edward Steichen

Associated Names
Edward Steichen

Artist, American, born Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973

The image shows geometric shapes and lines, including a large triangle with a smaller triangle attached at the top against a contrasting backdrop. The composition is abstract, with the larger triangle resembling the body of a bird, and the smaller triangle forming its beak with a single eye-dot detail. Below this form, three triangular shapes are arranged on a green background, suggesting triangular vessels or bowls filled with circular, bead-like objects. The sharp angles and use of color create an abstract representation connecting to familiar objects through their configuration and placement within the design.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    opaque watercolor and ink over graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joanna T. Steichen

  • Dimensions

    image: 20 x 16.19 cm (7 7/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.81 x 20.64 cm (9 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.85.9

  • Series Title

    Oochens

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Edward Steichen

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by descent to Joanna T. Steichen, the artist's wife, New York; bequest to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: The cinnamon bun baar / and the dish o fruit bush; lower right verso in graphite: 62

Wikidata ID

Q64557599

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