Grain Elevator N. 4—Connecting Bridges
Catalogue
- Year
- 1926
- Dimensions
- Plate: 17.2 × 21.6 cm (6 13/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 25.5 × 35.5 cm (10 1/16 × 14 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Werner Drewes
Artist
Printmaking
Werner Drewes was an American painter and printmaker born in Germany who became known for abstract compositions combining geometric forms with a lyrical, rhythmic sensibility. Working primarily in oil, watercolor, and woodcut from the 1920s onward, he developed a formal language that bridged European modernism and American abstraction. His work emphasizes color relationships and dynamic spatial arrangements structured through disciplined linear compositions.
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Record
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- Werner Drewes
- Year
- 1926
- Dimensions
- Plate: 17.2 × 21.6 cm (6 13/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 25.5 × 35.5 cm (10 1/16 × 14 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1926-137005
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified