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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
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
Open Call

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

Glocke (Bell)

1982

Felix Droese

Associated Names

Felix Droese

Artist, German, born 1950

The image displays bold black shapes on a textured, crumpled background with vibrant red and faint pink hues. The composition suggests figures and organic forms, including human-like shapes and fern-like patterns. The red area features overlapping lines resembling a network of vines or roots, conveying growth and movement. The overall arrangement of shapes and colors creates an abstract visual reminiscent of a surreal garden or a dance in motion.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut in black with red rectangle on commercially-made paper packaging for organically grown rye flour
Credit Line

Gift of Wolfgang Wittrock, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

sheet: 34 x 41 cm (13 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1991.57.25

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 468-469, color repro.

Bibliography

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.468.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Felix Droese 1982

Wikidata ID

Q74888361

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