
Abraham Walkowitz Russian-American, 1878-1965
Untitled Abstraction II, 1931
Pen and ink drawing on paper
13.34 x 17.15 cm
5.25 x 6.75 in
5.25 x 6.75 in
1290010
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Provenance
Estate of the Artist;Beth Urdang Gallery;
Acquired from the above by the present owner;
Walkowitz saturates the page with information. Applying bold lines, light handed – yet relaxed dots and dashes and recognisable shapes. In the top third of the image the eye gravitates towards a confidently defined square, while the bottom third is dominated by a shoal of wavey lines. Scratched markings emerge from the centre of the image, offering the image with a heaviness, and an element of disorder within the composition. A singular circle – interrupted by two lines is the only shape on the page that is free from the noise of these dots and dashes – making it the focal point of the drawing.
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