ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
This composition features central geometric rectangles with curved and flowing lines. A square at the center swirls dynamically, surrounded by a curled form resembling movement. Two elongated figures stand on either side, with limbs stretching upwards. Below, a rectangular panel shows a reclining figure in a serene posture. The image blends abstract shapes with human forms and gestures.
Read the visual description

This composition features central geometric rectangles with curved and flowing lines. A square at the center swirls dynamically, surrounded by a curled form resembling movement. Two elongated figures stand on either side, with limbs stretching upwards. Below, a rectangular panel shows a reclining figure in a serene posture. The image blends abstract shapes with human forms and gestures.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Allegory of Summer

Koloman Moser

Date
in or after 1896
Medium
pen and India ink with black wash and graphite on five sheets of thin graph paper; partially squaredin graphite
Dimensions
overall: 36.3 x 46.6 cm (14 5/16 x 18 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1983.74.13
Credit line
Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • allegory
  • Austrian
  • Summer
  • Seasons
Provenance

Dorotheum, Vienna; Julius S. Held, Old Bennington, Vermont; purchased 1983 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in graphite: Nr. 92/238; upper left verso in graphite, facing outward: 2 63 303-5; lower center verso: Kollo Moser (Vienna)

NGA object ID 62609. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.