Strasse (Street)

1988

Matthias Mansen

Associated Names
Matthias Mansen

Artist, German, born 1958

This image displays stark, vertical black lines of varying thickness creating an abstract composition with depth. The lines are textured and irregular, narrowing towards the center, creating a sense of a distant vanishing point. The contrast between the dark shapes and light background suggests the impression of an alleyway or urban canyon framed by tall structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wolfgang Wittrock

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular, approximate): 97.16 × 67.95 cm (38 1/4 × 26 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 144.15 × 76.2 cm (56 3/4 × 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.5.2

  • 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: 57/88; lower center: Strasse, Ile St. Louis - Ile de la Cité; lower right: Matthias Mansen 1988

Wikidata ID

Q77016120

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