Spiral and Free Curve

1979

Herbert Bayer

Associated Names
Herbert Bayer

Artist, American, born Austria, 1900 - 1985

Editions Press

Publisher

Evelyn Lincoln

Printer, American, born 1952

The image shows a collection of geometric shapes and lines on a neutral-toned background. There are intersecting lines forming a large, fan-like shape on the left side. On the right, there is a colorful curved line in shades of black, green, cyan, yellow, and red. This line leads towards a cluster of beige and brown triangular structures. The elements are arranged with precise geometric lines, creating an abstract composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on gray Don Farnsworth handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.4 × 71.12 cm (17 7/8 × 28 in.)
    sheet: 58.42 × 80.01 cm (23 × 31 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.148.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Butterfield and Butterfield, San Francisco, California); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2002; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 18/60; lower right in graphite: Bayer

Markings

embossed: ep

Wikidata ID

Q77015339

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