ID#:
2008.0078.000002
Description:
Maria Frank Abrams
Born 1924
City Structures, 1959
Tempera and ink on paper
21 x 24 inches
Gift of the artist
Maria Frank Abrams first began painting colorful, amoeboid forms swirling in undefined spaces after graduating from the University of Washington in 1951. Her later, more geometric compositions, such as Untitled 1977 (see next record), defined in graphite by horizontal planes, reflect the landscape and light of the Pacific Northwest. Abrams survived the Holocaust, and art and nature renewed the artist's spirit: "It was very consoling, like a healing process. In my work, I began creating things that were harmonious and peaceful."
Born 1924
City Structures, 1959
Tempera and ink on paper
21 x 24 inches
Gift of the artist
Maria Frank Abrams first began painting colorful, amoeboid forms swirling in undefined spaces after graduating from the University of Washington in 1951. Her later, more geometric compositions, such as Untitled 1977 (see next record), defined in graphite by horizontal planes, reflect the landscape and light of the Pacific Northwest. Abrams survived the Holocaust, and art and nature renewed the artist's spirit: "It was very consoling, like a healing process. In my work, I began creating things that were harmonious and peaceful."
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