Abstract Composition

Accession Number
2008/2.345

Title
Abstract Composition

Artist(s)
Wessel Couzijn

Object Creation Date
1912-1984

Medium & Support
print on paper

Dimensions
20 1/2 in. x 15 3/4 in. x 1 1/8 in. ( 52.07 cm x 40.01 cm x 2.86 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet

Subject matter
This abstract composition straddles the line between completely abstract and figurative art like most of Couzijn's pieces. Wessel Couzijn was primarily a sculptor, making many three-dimensional pieces in bronze and stainless steel. He was born in Amsterdam and fled to the United States during World War II. Upon returning to his native country he discovered the destruction left by the war and worked to fill the demand for monuments and memorials.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
Dutch (culture or style)
figurative art
hands (animal components)

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