The image shows various geometric shapes, including a rectangular form in the center and abstract forms around it, such as a bottle shape on the right. The color scheme is monochromatic, employing black, white, and gray for shading. A large black irregular shape starts from the lower left, leading the eye to the bottle shape, with block-like structures in the background framing the central subject.
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The image shows various geometric shapes, including a rectangular form in the center and abstract forms around it, such as a bottle shape on the right. The color scheme is monochromatic, employing black, white, and gray for shading. A large black irregular shape starts from the lower left, leading the eye to the bottle shape, with block-like structures in the background framing the central subject.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abstraction

Roger de La Fresnaye

Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.4381
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • non-representational
  • still life
  • still

NGA object ID 7301. 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.