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This piece is a magnificent example of Wolfli's work. This symetrically-ordered drawing with its densely-packed surface is full of masked faces, mandela shapes, written notations and borders. Wolfli's remarkable art seems to come out of a fully-formed civilization in which he was the only dweller.
Source: DMAC, Small Miracles, Septemner 2, 2005 - February 12, 2006
Exhibition History"MCM - Y2K: A Century of Art On Paper," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 11, 1999 - Feb. 13, 2000
"Diversity of Line: A Selection from the Permanent Collection," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 16, 1990 - Apr. 7, 1991
Published ReferencesGallery Guide for "Diversity of Line," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 1990
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. p.216, b/w ill. pl.147, p.217
DMAC Bulletin, Mar./Apr. 1974, ill.
"MCM - Y2K: A Century of Art On Paper," Des Moines Art Center, 1999, exh. cat. ref. pp.13 & 25
Exhibition History"MCM - Y2K: A Century of Art On Paper," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 11, 1999 - Feb. 13, 2000
"Diversity of Line: A Selection from the Permanent Collection," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 16, 1990 - Apr. 7, 1991
Published ReferencesGallery Guide for "Diversity of Line," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 1990
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. p.216, b/w ill. pl.147, p.217
DMAC Bulletin, Mar./Apr. 1974, ill.
"MCM - Y2K: A Century of Art On Paper," Des Moines Art Center, 1999, exh. cat. ref. pp.13 & 25
DimensionsSheet: 18 5/8 × 24 1/2 in. (47.3 × 62.2 cm)
Accession Number 1972.29
Classificationswork on paper
CopyrightPublic Domain
ProvenanceArtist. (Allan Frumkin Gallery, Inc., Chicago, IL); Des Moines Art Center [purchased from the previous, 1972]
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