Dorothy Dehner

Nocturne
1954

A black and white abstract etching featuring a series of interconnected geometric shapes and lines, creating a sense of movement across the horizontal composition. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower right corner, with an edition number on the lower left, all on a white paper background.
A black and white abstract etching featuring a series of interconnected geometric shapes and lines, creating a sense of movement across the horizontal composition. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower right corner, with an edition number on the lower left, all on a white paper background.

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Date
1954

Classification
Prints

Medium
Engraving

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 9 9/16 × 12 9/16in. (24.3 × 31.9 cm) Plate: 4 7/8 × 7 7/8in. (12.4 × 20 cm)

Accession number
2010.109

Edition
4/20

Publication
Printed by Atelier 17; published by Dorothy Dehner

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Judith Bettelheim in memory of Mildred Constantine and Dorothy Dehner

Rights and reproductions
© Dorothy Dehner Foundation

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Dorothy Dehner
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