Indian Space Abstraction, Gertrude Barrer, Amer., (1921-1997), Slate Print Focused attention on fleeting direct

Focused attention on fleeting direct observation and rigorous study of the work of the old masters informed their efforts

image 12 x 11

demonstrating her fearless embrace of new technologies for printmaking

9-9/16 x 7-15/16

This small plate manages to convey the monumentality of the Brooklyn Bridge

Indian Space Abstraction, Gertrude Barrer, Amer., (1921-1997), Slate Print Focused attention on fleeting directColored Ink Drawing, 1948, 10 13 16 x 14 1 16, signed and dated in ink, on smooth cream wove bristol board. Some staining along right edge, strongest at the signature in lower right corner. A complex and delicately rendered composition from the height of the Indian Space movement during the mid to late 1940's. The planar negative spaces here are given as much elemental authority as the ethereal structures and webs woven by the delicate concentric