Elementary Principles #4
1970-1975
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pen and ink
Dimensions
image: 59 x 42 cm (23 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection
Accession Number
2002.50.68.a
Art Historical Context
"Elementary Principles #4" Jan Kubicek, crafted between 1970 and1975, invites visitors into the precise world of pen and ink drawing. Measuring 59 x 42 cm, this intimate work from the National Gallery of's CG-W Department showcases the artist's command of line as a foundational element. The title hints a deliberate series exploring core artistic tenets—perhaps geometry, balance, or form—rendered with the unforgiving clarity that defines ink on paper. Pen and ink, a medium celebrated for its and detail, allows Kubicek to build complex structures from simple strokes, a technique rooted in draft...
About the Artist
Jan Kubicek
Jan Kubicek is an artist whose biographical details remain difficult to establish from currently available documentation. No confirmed birth or death dates have been recorded in the major reference sources, and the cultural or national context of his work has not been definitively identified. The works attributed to him have attracted curatorial interest, but the broader story of his training, inf...