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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Seated Woman

c. 1946

Franz Kline

Associated Names

Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image displays black lines curving and intersecting within a rectangular frame. The lines create a warped grid resembling the outline of a person leaning on a surface. Ink wash blending adds depth and movement. Empty spaces around the shapes suggest an interior space or room.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black in on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Rufus Zogbaum and Reina Schratter
Dimensions

sheet: 16.51 × 11.75 cm (6 1/2 × 4 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2016.60.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the Artist; Elisabeth R. Zogbaum, New York; gift to NGA, 2016

Associated Names

Zogbaum, Rufus

Wikidata ID

Q64570571

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