Wooden Dowels

1939

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image displays a series of vertical lines and shapes against a dark background. The composition is abstract, with intersecting and overlapping lines of varying thickness creating depth. The shapes resemble tall reeds or grass.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.9 × 47.1 cm (12 3/16 × 18 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.7 × 50.1 cm (16 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.66

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nathan Lerner; Estate of Nathan Lerner, Chicago, 1997; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist?, upper center: Wooden Dowels / Lerner; by unknown hand, upper left: #10; lower right: NL6001

Wikidata ID

Q64158454

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