Collage #296
1997
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View on museum website →Medium
cut-and-pasted paper, coated paper, painted paper, and printed paper on board
Dimensions
sheet: 12.2 × 17.6 cm (4 13/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Christopher and Beverly With in memory of Karl and Gerda With
Accession Number
2020.167.3
About the Artist
Werner Drewes
Werner Drewes (1899–1985), born in the village of Canig, Germany, to Lutheran pastor Georg Drewes, demonstrated early artistic talent at Saldria Gymnasium, excelling in painting and woodblock printing. Drafted into the German army at eighteen, he served on the Western Front during World War I, finding solace in sketching amid the horrors of war. Postwar, Drewes pursued architecture at the Technisc...