Pointed Brown and Floating Circles

Werner Drewes, Pointed Brown and Floating Circles, 1933, oil, pen and ink, and pencil on wood panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.17
Werner Drewes, Pointed Brown and Floating Circles, 1933, oil, pen and ink, and pencil on wood panel, 29 15⁄16 x 26 in. (76.0 x 66.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.17

Artwork Details

Title
Pointed Brown and Floating Circles
Artist
Date
1933
Location
Dimensions
29 15⁄16 x 26 in. (76.0 x 66.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil, pen and ink, and pencil on wood panel
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1986.92.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.92.17

Works by this artist (626 items)

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Werner Drewes, Central Density, 1973, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.116
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Date1973
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Werner Drewes, Pointed Brown and Floating Circles, 1933, oil, pen and ink, and pencil on wood panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.17
Pointed Brown and Floating Circles
Artist
Date1933
oil, pen and ink, and pencil on wood panel
On view
Werner Drewes, Suspended Forms, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1977.21.11
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Artist
woodcut
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Werner Drewes, Summer Bouquet (no. 242), color woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.9.81
Summer Bouquet (no. 242)
Artist
color woodcut
Not on view

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