Squares

Maker Oskar Fischinger (German, 1900 - 1967)

Collections

American Drawings

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1934

Mediumgraphite and tempera on paper

Dimensions11 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (29.2 x 30.8 cm.)

DescriptionThese seven works were to have become part of a two to three minute film for which Fischinger created 271 separate graphite and tempera paintings. They were then to be photographed and loop printed so that they would appear several times in different combinations. The project was halted before reaching this stage because of the Nazi ban on 'degenerate' art, which included abstract art.

InscribedStamped in upper center of recto within a horizontal rectagular box: Nachlaß / Oskar Fischinger Stamped in upper right of recto: 1 2505

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Virginia Steele Scott Foundation

Status

Not on view

Object number92.23.1