Strasse, Île St. Louis - Île de la Cité

1988

Matthias Mansen

Associated Names
Matthias Mansen

Artist, German, born 1958

The image shows bold, vertical and rectangular black shapes and lines arranged in an abstract composition against a plain background. The forms resemble tall buildings or columns, suggesting a cityscape or urban environment. The elongated rectangles and irregular edges convey grandeur and solidity similar to architectural structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wolfgang Wittrock

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 143.83 × 76.99 cm (56 5/8 × 30 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.5.1

  • Series Title

    Paris

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wolfgang Wittrock, GR; gift to NGA, 2016

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • Matthias Mansen: Configurations, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

in graphite, along bottom, lower left: 61/88; lower center: Strasse; lower right: Matthias Mansen 1988

Wikidata ID

Q77016118

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