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Untitled

A work made of charcoal with stumping and erasing on ivory laid paper.

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  • A work made of charcoal with stumping and erasing on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1979

Artist:

Susan Kraut
American, born 1945

About this artwork

Kraut, who earned BFA and MFA degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1972 and 1976, respectively, often depicts interiors devoid of humans and marked by stillness and natural illumination, as seen in this charcoal drawing. Kraut’s use of light and perspective draws us deep into the image while at the same time maintaining a distinct separation between viewer and subject. Chicago Tribune critic Alan Artner has said about the artist, “as with poets who thrive under the strictest verse forms, Kraut is an artist who succeeds by exercising the tightest control.”

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Susan Kraut

Title

Untitled

Place

United States (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.

1979

Medium

Charcoal with stumping and erasing on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

32.5 × 45.9 cm (12 13/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Jalane and Richard Davidson Collection

Reference Number

2001.689

Extended information about this artwork

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