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Composition with Gallows

A work made of watercolor, and pen and black ink, on gray laid paper with red and black fibers.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of watercolor, and pen and black ink, on gray laid paper with red and black fibers.

Date:

1940

Artist:

Wols
German, 1913-1951

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Wols

Title

Composition with Gallows

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1930–1951

Medium

Watercolor, and pen and black ink, on gray laid paper with red and black fibers

Dimensions

23.2 × 31.5 cm (9 3/16 × 12 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weinstein

Reference Number

1960.360

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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