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Picture Frame

Harry Mann Waddell

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a complex arrangement of crisscrossing lines forming a grid-like structure encircled by symmetrical triangular spikes. The abstract pattern resembles a lattice or a wooden trellis, with small pointed elements at the intersections. The composition may evoke a framework of a fence or a decorative window grate, presenting an organized, geometric form.

Artwork Details

Date
1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3294 × 4616 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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