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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Inscriptions legeres

1959

Jean Dubuffet

Associated Names

Jean Dubuffet

Artist, French, 1901 - 1985

The image consists of swirling shapes and jagged lines forming an abstract pattern resembling a textured surface. It includes a dense concentration of black and grey scattered dots and smudges, suggesting a starry sky or microscopic view of rock formations. This pattern evokes natural elements, such as a landscape or mountain range viewed from above.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin
Accession Number

1971.81.3
Catalogue Raisonné

Loreau, Vol. vol.16, no. 196

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1964

Loreau, Max. Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet. 33 vols. Paris: Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1964-1982.

Wikidata ID

Q65571830

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