Untitled (Abstraction: Bather)
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linocut in black on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 204 x 156 mm sheet: 292 x 237 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.2562
Art Historical Context
**Untitled (Abstraction: B)**, a striking 1937 linocut by Carl Robert Holty, captures the of a human figure in bold, abstracted forms. Printed in black ink on laid paper (image: 204 x 156 mm; sheet: 292 x 237 mm), this work exemplifies Holty's commitment to geometric abstraction during a pivotal era in American modernism. As a founding member of the American Abstract group in 1936, Holty championed non-representational art amid the Great Depression, when public programs like the WPA elevated printmaking as an accessible medium for experimentation. The linocut technique—carving designs into li...