Praying Mantis

Werner Drewes, Praying Mantis, 1944, engraving and soft-ground etching on paper, color added a la poupee, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.21.115
Werner Drewes, Praying Mantis, 1944, engraving and soft-ground etching on paper, color added a la poupee, plate: 7 7⁄8 x 11 7⁄8 in. (20.0 x 30.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.21.115

Artwork Details

Title
Praying Mantis
Artist
Printer
Atelier 17
Date
1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
plate: 7 7⁄8 x 11 7⁄8 in. (20.0 x 30.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
engraving and soft-ground etching on paper, color added a la poupee
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — insect — praying mantis
  • Abstract
Object Number
1969.21.115
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1969.21.115

Works by this artist (29 items)

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Herbert Bayer, "Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one."--Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship, II, 1840, lecture in London, May 8. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1961, metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.25
“Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a…
Artist
Date1961
metal
On view
Herbert Bayer, Fire Steals Too Much of an Important Resource, from the Early Series, 1942, gelatin silver print, gouache and paper on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.15
Fire Steals Too Much of an Important Resource, from the…
Artist
Date1942
gelatin silver print, gouache and paper on paperboard
Not on view
Herbert Bayer, Destiny of an Old Directory, from the Early Series, 1939, gouache and gelatin silver print on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.14
Destiny of an Old Directory, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1939
gouache and gelatin silver print on paperboard
Not on view
Herbert Bayer, We both consider the people as our children and love them with parental affection but you love them as infants whom you are afraid to trust withoutnurses and I as adults whom I freely leave to self-government.--Thomas Jefferson. From the series Great Ideas., 1957, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.28
We both consider the people as our children and love them…
Artist
Date1957
gouache on paperboard
Not on view

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