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Composition

Fred Becker

Composition

1946

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Composition

Fred Becker

Composition

Fred Becker

Composition

1946

Physical Qualities Engraving and etching; printed in black (intaglio), Sheet: 506 x 338 mm. (19 15/16 x 13 5/16 in.) Plate: 379 x 283 mm. (14 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift from the Estate of Jacob Kainen, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Object Number 2002.349
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; Jacob Kainen, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17

Signed: 1

Inscribed: lower right in plate: "FB"; lower center in graphite: "'COMPOSITION"; lower right in graphite: "Fred Becker '47"

Markings: CM: JK (Jacob Kainen)

Artist

Fred Becker

1912–2003

American, 1913-2004
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Monsters
Fred Becker and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
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1935
WOMAN HOLDING A CAT RENDERED NATURALISTICALLY AND GEOMETRICALLY IN HALVED COMPOSITION
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1947
John Henry & the Witch Woman
Fred Becker and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
John Henry & the Witch Woman
1935
EMBRACE (RECTO); ABSTRACT COMPOSITION STUDY (VERSO)
Matsumi Kanemitsu
Embrace (Recto); Abstract Composition Study (Verso)
1949
John Henry's Funeral
Fred Becker and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
John Henry's Funeral
1935
ABSTRACT COMPOSITION WITH BRUSHSTROKE SQUARES OF COLOR AND BLACK SYMBOL LINES
Matsumi Kanemitsu
Abstract Composition with Brushstroke Squares of Color and Black Symbol Lines
1949
John Henry's Death
Fred Becker and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
John Henry's Death
1935
ABSTRACT COMPOSITION
Matsumi Kanemitsu
Abstract Composition
1949
Transportation
Fred Becker and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
Transportation
1935–1938
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Decorative Composition
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