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Werner DrewesCircle and Square1980
1980
$2,500
£1,931.68
€2,233.21
CA$3,532.68
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CHF 2,074.91
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NOK 26,347.88
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About the Item
Werner Drewes. Circle and Square, 1980. Rose 386. Number 1 in an edition of 20. Signed and dated in pencil lower right margin: "Drewes -80-"; numbered in pencil lower left margin: "No.1/ XX'; titled in pencil lower left margin: "#399 -CIRCLE + SQUARE-". Printed on Japanese paper.A fine impression in fine condition. Image size 17 3/4 x 16 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 17 3/4 x 16 5/8 inches.
- Creator:Werner Drewes (1899-1985, American)
- Creation Year:1980
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Boston, MA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU39731490093
Werner Drewes
Werner Drewes was a painter, printmaker, and teacher, who was born in Canig, Germany, in 1899. His father, a Lutheran Minister, hoped he would become an architect, but Werner chose the life of an artist. After he served on the front line in France during the war, Werner was admitted to the Bauhaus in 1921, where he studied under Klee, Itten, and Muche. Later, he traveled through Europe to study such old masters as Tintoretto, Velasquez and El Greco. After marrying Margaret Schrobsdorff, they traveled throughout South America, North America and Asia. In 1930, Werner immigrated to New York City with his family. In New York City, despite the Depression, Werner joined other Bauhaus artists such as Piet Mondrian and Lyonel Feininger to make a living as an artist. This group became the core of the American Abstract Artists group. Werner taught at Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 World's Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere. In 1946, he accepted a tenured position at the Washington University in St. Louis. In his later years, he moved to Virginia and continued to show at galleries in Germany, Turkey, and in the United States. The Smithsonian held a show attributing his 65 years as a printmaker at the Museum for American Artists.
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