Claire Falkenstein

American
(1908–1997)

Untitled
1929

Conté crayon on paper
20 x 16 in.
Gift of Rachael Dunaven Yocom
1987.294

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This object has the following keywords:

• abstract - Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, prefer "abstraction." For 20th-century art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature, use "Abstract (fine arts style)."
• cubism
• female
• nude

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Drawing Darkness: Charcoal and Conte Crayon Works , 11/7/2014 - 9/23/2015