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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

Frauenschuh

1935

Wilhelm Heise

Associated Names

Wilhelm Heise

Artist, German, born 1892

The image shows a detailed pencil drawing of a plant with large, elongated leaves at the base and two prominent flowers on long stems extending upward. The color palette includes shades of gray on a beige background, indicating a pencil sketch on aged paper. The plant is centered in the image, with the leaves at the bottom and the stems and flowers reaching toward the upper right. The shading and lines showcase the plant's structure.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on two joined sheets of tracing paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Pym Lucas in memory of Frank Epping
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 48.3 x 25.4 cm (19 x 10 in.)
Accession Number

1984.16.3

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left: WH (monogram) JUNI / 35

Wikidata ID

Q64635465

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