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Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #33

1974

Richard Artschwager

Associated Names

Richard Artschwager

Artist, American, 1923 - 2013

The image shows a circular composition divided into angular segments filled with distinct linear patterns. The upper segments resemble wood grain and woven basket fabric, while the lower sections suggest door or window panes with rectangular and grid-like designs. The central point where all segments converge forms a hexagonal shape, connecting the elements like a kaleidoscope or sliced fruit sections.

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

1991.241.23

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. 33.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite (circled): 33; lower right in graphite: 22; lower right verso in graphite: Artschwager '74

Wikidata ID

Q64620423

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