Three Designs for Ornamental Screens

Josef Hoffmann

Associated Names
Josef Hoffmann

Artist, Austrian, 1870 - 1956

This is a drawing of three elongated geometric patterns or designs on graph paper. The left design features vertical columns with a diamond pattern and small circular shapes on each column. The middle design has columns topped with loops and one side adorned with a leaf or vine-like pattern. The right design has two parallel vertical stripes with a central elongated motif resembling a stylized leaf on a decorative flourish.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on blue-lined paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.1 x 33.1 cm (8 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.41.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Würthle, Vienna); acquired 1971 by the NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:211.

Inscriptions

lower center illegible inscription in graphite; lower right in graphite: C/203

Wikidata ID

Q64591051

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