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Free Vertical-Horizontal Rhythms

1919

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

(Swiss, 1889–1943)
Culture
Switzerland
Medium
Measurements
Frame: 37.6 x 28.6 x 3.8 cm (14 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.); Sheet: 30.3 x 21.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2024.29
Catalogue raisonné
Schmidt 1919/4
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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Location
Not on view
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Sophie Taeuber-Arp was married to another artist, Jean Arp, with whom she occasionally collaborated.

Description

Free Vertical-Horizontal Rhythms belongs to a series in which Sophie Taeuber-Arp aimed to capture dynamic elements in a fundamentally two-dimensional medium. It presents square and rectangular fields of color fit into a slightly undulating grid, suggesting motion. Among the most influential women to work within abstraction during the early 20th century, Taeuber-Arp worked between media to create such compositions, exploring embroidery, painting, sculpture, and even theater design.
A vertically oriented gouache drawing on beige paper features an irregular, central cluster of colored rectangles and squares. Three columns form a group with curved vertical edges and a slanted base. On the left, dark and bright blues stack over gray. The middle column features purple and navy blocks. To the right, a grid of small multicolored squares sits above a large red rectangle, a tiny yellow square, and a tall, vibrant orange form.

Free Vertical-Horizontal Rhythms

1919

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

(Swiss, 1889–1943)
Switzerland

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