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Gebet (Prayer)

1918

Ludwig Meidner

Associated Names

Ludwig Meidner

Artist, German, 1884 - 1966

The image displays swirling lines and curved shapes, creating an intricate and abstract design. Within this abstract composition, forms resembling a seated human figure and swirling layers are visible. The lines suggest movement and lend a dynamic quality to the artwork.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on buff wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Christopher and Beverly With in memory of Karl and Gerda With
Dimensions

image: 22.7 × 18 cm (8 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
sheet: 27.6 × 21.1 cm (10 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.141.3
Series Title

Das Kunstblatt, vol. 2, no. 12 (Dec 1918)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher and Beverly With, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

With, Christopher

Inscriptions

lower left in image: LMeidner 1918; lower left: LUDWIG MEIDNER GEBET; lower right: ORIGINALLITHOGRAPHIE

Wikidata ID

Q77015537

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