Woman Tree

1960s

Elsie Driggs

Associated Names
Elsie Driggs

Artist, American, 1898 - 1992

The image displays horizontal rectangular shapes in bold colors, interspersed with clusters of smaller, rounded forms creating an abstract design. The rectangular shapes appear as bands of earth tones, ranging from dark blue at the top to rich red at the bottom, while the clusters within these bands resemble tree-like formations or coral structures. The small rounded forms are speckled in shades of yellow, blue, and white, suggesting the texture of leaves or flowers scattered across the abstract trees, blending geometric and organic elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Max Kahn, New York

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.6 x 13.7 cm (6 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.4 x 16.5 cm (7 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.26.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Max Kahn, New York; given by bequest to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Driggs

Wikidata ID

Q64559293

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