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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR74.10
People
Walter Dexel, German (Munich, Germany 1890 - 1973 Braunschweig, Germany)
Title
Abstract Composition, from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Abstract Composition, from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1919 (printed 1921)
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222043

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on off-white laid paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 26.6 x 20 cm (10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)
sheet: 27.6 x 31.4 cm (10 7/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in graphite at l.r.: Walter Dexel; in block at l.l.: D 19
  • blind stamp: l.l.: Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Wingler III/4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Gropius
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
BR74.10
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

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