Composition X — Dynamic Rhythm, from the portfolio It Can’t Happen Here: 10 Blockprints by Drewes

Werner Drewes, Composition X - Dynamic Rhythm, from the portfolio It Can't Happen Here: 10 Blockprints by Drewes, 1934, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.3.43
Werner Drewes, Composition X - Dynamic Rhythm, from the portfolio It Can't Happen Here: 10 Blockprints by Drewes, 1934, woodcut, image: 9 12 × 12 in. (24.1 × 30.5 cm) sheet: 11 × 15 38 in. (27.9 × 39.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.3.43

Artwork Details

Title
Composition X — Dynamic Rhythm, from the portfolio It Can’t Happen Here: 10 Blockprints by Drewes
Date
1934
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 9 12 × 12 in. (24.1 × 30.5 cm) sheet: 11 × 15 38 in. (27.9 × 39.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
woodcut
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1969.3.43

Works by this artist (2 items)

Seymour Joseph Guy, Dressing for the Rehearsal, ca. 1890, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jennie Anita Guy, 1936.12.5
Dressing for the Rehearsal
Dateca. 1890
oil on canvas
Not on view
The First Needlework
Date1884
etching on parchment
Not on view

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