Lines in Vertical Area

1940

Werner Drewes

Associated Names
Werner Drewes

Artist, American, 1899 - 1985

The image shows intersecting lines and overlapping geometric shapes forming an abstract pattern. The lines vary in thickness and density, while the shapes resemble rectangles and ovals. Some shapes look like windows or picture frames, and darker shading is present. The layered effect creates a complex, multi-dimensional grid or network.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on Normandy Vellum France wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.2 × 11.6 cm (7 15/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.5 × 17.7 cm (9 5/8 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.66

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rose 1984, no. I.215

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1984

  • Rose, Ingrid. Werner Drewes: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Prints. Munich and New York: Verlag Kunstgalerie Esslingen, 1984, no. I.215.

Inscriptions

"Drewes" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "-40" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "1-xx" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

"Normandy Vellum France"

Wikidata ID

Q65026630

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