Werner Drewes

Hunting the Sea Monster
1938, printed 1977

A black and white woodcut print titled "Hunting the Seamoster" depicting an abstract scene with a central figure resembling a cat with a patterned body, surrounded by rain-like lines, a star, and an arrow pointing downwards. Below the figure, there are wavy lines and shapes suggesting water and movement. The artist's signature and the year 1938 are visible in the lower right corner, with the edition number and title at the bottom.

A black and white woodcut print titled "Hunting the Seamoster" depicting an abstract scene with a central figure resembling a cat with a patterned body, surrounded by rain-like lines, a star, and an arrow pointing downwards. Below the figure, there are wavy lines and shapes suggesting water and movement. The artist's signature and the year 1938 are visible in the lower right corner, with the edition number and title at the bottom.

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Date
1938, printed 1977

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 17 1/2 × 10 5/8in. (44.5 × 27 cm) Image: 11 1/16 × 7 1/8in. (28.1 × 18.1 cm)

Accession number
77.77

Edition
5/X | First state

Publication
Printed by Werner Drewes

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Martin Diamond

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/4082

Werner Drewes
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