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Charmion von WiegandWW-1958-159959
1958·Opaque watercolor with graphite on paper on board·18 5/16 × 14 1/2 in. (46.5 × 36.8 cm)
Overall with mounting: 21 7/16 × 17 15/16 in. (54.5 × 45.6 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Charles Abrams, 1980
Catalogue
- Year
- 1958
- Dimensions
- 18 5/16 × 14 1/2 in. (46.5 × 36.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 21 7/16 × 17 15/16 in. (54.5 × 45.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Charmion von Wiegand
Artist
Charmion von Wiegand
Charmion von Wiegand was an American abstract painter and theorist whose work synthesized geometric abstraction with spiritual philosophy. Active from the 1930s onward, she developed a visual language of interlocking planes and luminous color fields informed by her study of Theosophy and non-Western cosmologies. Her paintings combine rigorous formal structure with a metaphysical intent, treating abstraction as a vehicle for invisible spiritual truths rather than pure formal investigation.
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- Charmion von Wiegand
- Year
- 1958
- Dimensions
- 18 5/16 × 14 1/2 in. (46.5 × 36.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 21 7/16 × 17 15/16 in. (54.5 × 45.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1958-159959
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
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