Majority of space is taken up by a conglomerate of attached geometric shapes with varying perspectives, within the three largest and most centered planes of this mass are four curvilinear forms.

Charade

Artist Dorothy Dehner (American, 1901 - 1994)

Date1953

Mediumengraving and aquatint on paper

Dimensionssheet: 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (22.2 x 29.2 cm)
image: 4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (12.4 x 17.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by museum visitors

Object number1998.28

Collections

MODERN

Visual DescriptionMajority of space is taken up by a conglomerate of attached geometric shapes with varying perspectives, within the three largest and most centered planes of this mass are four curvilinear forms.

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