Louis Schanker

Dark Nature Theme
1945

An abstract artwork featuring a complex overlay of geometric shapes and lines in a variety of colors including purple, orange, and red on a dark background. The composition is dense with intersecting lines that create a sense of depth and texture, with some areas appearing to be rubbed or scratched for effect.

An abstract artwork featuring a complex overlay of geometric shapes and lines in a variety of colors including purple, orange, and red on a dark background. The composition is dense with intersecting lines that create a sense of depth and texture, with some areas appearing to be rubbed or scratched for effect.

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Date
1945

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Casein, graphite pencil, and pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 1/4 × 30 13/16in. (56.5 × 78.3 cm)

Accession number
46.13

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/696

Exhibitions

Transitions at Mid-Century, Works on Paper 1945–1955

Feb 1–May 25, 2002

Louis Schanker
11 works in the collection

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