Imaginative Design XV
1993
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color lithograph in brown on black paper
Dimensions
overall: 70 x 92.5 cm (27 9/16 x 36 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gerald Cerny
Accession Number
1999.116.6
Art Historical Context
Jan Berdyszak's *Imaginative Design XV (1993) is a striking color lithograph executed in brown tones on black paper measuring 70 x 92.5 cm. This print now housed in the National Gallery of Art collection thanks to the generous gift of Gerald Cerny, exemplifies the Polish artist's lifelong fascination with abstraction and form. As the fifteenth in its series, the title hints at Berdyszak's imaginative exploration of design principles, likely featuring geometric motifs or organic shapes that play with perception against the dramatic black ground. Lithography, the medium here, allowed Berdyszak ...