About the Artwork
Abstraction in Brown and Green
1944
Werner Drewes
1899-1985
American
Unknown
Woodcut printed in color ink on japan paper
Image: 11 5/8 × 18 inches (29.5 × 45.7 cm) Sheet: 17 5/8 × 24 1/8 inches (44.8 × 61.3 cm)
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Gift of John S. Newberry
60.30
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Markings
Signed and dated, in pencil, lower right: Drewes -44-
Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: 10/XX Inscribed, bottom left edge: Abstraction in Brown and Green Inscribed, lower left corner: K2394 Inscribed, in pencil, upper left margin and lower right edge: [matting instructions]
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1960-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Werner Drewes, Abstraction in Brown and Green, 1944, woodcut printed in color ink on japan paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of John S. Newberry, 60.30.
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