Central Density
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Object Details
- Artist
- Werner Drewes, born Canig, Germany (now KaniĆ³w, Poland) 1899-died Reston, VA 1985
- Luce Center Label
- Werner Drewes experimented with printmaking his entire life, but considered himself primarily a painter. In Central Density the diagonal lines create a sense of depth, leading from the edges of the canvas to a converging point in the center. The composition evokes mirrors placed at different angles, reflecting and refracting chunks of colored light. It is easy to imagine getting lost in this maze of color, because we cannot tell what is "real" and what is a reflection.
- Luce Object Quote
- "I am a painter and in love with color and its many tonalities." Werner Drewes, Woodcuts, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1969
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
- 1973
- Object number
- 1975.116
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 39 3/4 x 33 3/4 in. (101 x 85.8 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 43A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Abstract\geometric
- Record ID
- saam_1975.116
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76125c33a-9ca7-4109-9b4c-a3b97a9e80f9
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