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Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #45

1974

Richard Artschwager

Associated Names

Richard Artschwager

Artist, American, 1923 - 2013

This is a drawing of an abstract interior space with angular lines and geometric shapes. It features a hallway or corridor with a door, window, and various rectangular forms. The perspective lines create a dynamic sense of depth and direction. Straight lines define the walls, floor, and ceiling, while the windows show intersecting lines. There's an undefined object or form extending into the space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Dimensions

sheet: 19.9 × 29.5 cm (7 13/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Bibliography

1976

Artschwager, Richard, and Catherine Kord. Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug: 53 Drawings by Richard Artschwager. New York, NY, 1976: p. 45.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: 44; lower right verso in graphite: Artschwager '74

Wikidata ID

Q64620415

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