Tundra

1961

Carl Heidenreich

Associated Names
Carl Heidenreich

Artist, American, born Germany, 1901 - 1965

The image shows irregular shapes and lines converging to form an abstract composition. It features shades of blue, green, and brown blending together. Darker patches contrast with lighter, sandy sections. Occasional white patches are scattered across the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on wove paper mounted to paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Henry Buxbaum)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 60.64 × 92.55 cm (23 7/8 × 36 7/16 in.)
    board: 61.6 × 93.98 cm (24 1/4 × 37 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1043

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Dr. Henry Buxbaum, Canandaigua, New York, 1965; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1966; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 196, no. 1323.

Inscriptions

lower right in oil: Heidenreich / 61; center left verso mount in graphite by unknown hand: Alaska Series: Tundra; center verso mount in black ink by unknown hand: A

Wikidata ID

Q64537943

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