Werner Drewes

Composition VIII/The Two Fighters Fight
1934

A black and white abstract woodcut print featuring a dynamic composition of geometric and organic shapes that suggest a figure in motion. The contrast between the dark and light areas creates a sense of depth and movement. The print is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.

A black and white abstract woodcut print featuring a dynamic composition of geometric and organic shapes that suggest a figure in motion. The contrast between the dark and light areas creates a sense of depth and movement. The print is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1934

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 16 13/16 × 12 3/8in. (42.7 × 31.4 cm) Image: 12 7/16 × 9 5/16in. (31.6 × 23.7 cm)

Accession number
87.57

Series
It Can't Happen Here

Edition
17/20

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Evans and S. Sidney Kahn

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Werner Drewes
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