Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #33
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pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 29.5 × 19.9 cm (11 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Accession Number
1991.241.23
Art Historical Context
Richard Artschwager's *Basket, Table, Door Window, Mirror, Rug #33* (1974) is a captivating drawing that captures the artist's signature fascination with everyday domestic objects. Rendered in pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper, this intimate work measures just 29.5 × 19.9 cm, inviting close inspection of its precise, diagrammatic lines. Artschwager, a key figure bridging Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism, often transformed mundane furniture and household items into stylized icons, challenging perceptions of representation and reality. Part of a broader series exploring forms ...
About the Artist
Richard Artschwager
Richard Artschwager (1923–2013) was a singular American artist whose sculptures, paintings, and installations blurred the lines between everyday objects and high art, evoking associations with Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism. Born in Washington, D.C., to a Prussian botanist father and a Ukrainian-Jewish mother who instilled in him a love of art through her own studies at the Corcoran School...