Sketch/Drawings, 2006

Work on Paper

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Sketch/Drawings, 2006

Entry/Object ID

2016.30

Description

5 square abstract drawings - one colored, four black and white, on a white/grey background.

Artwork Details

Medium

Graphite, Ink, Watercolor on paper

Context

Though the Chicago art world of the 1970’s was dominated by the “Imagist” group, who valued vibrant surrealism, artist William Conger was still able to make his way into the scene with his non-objective works. Having grown up in Chicago, it is said that his designs may reflect the landscape of the city and lake. In the early 1980’s, he formed the “Allusive Abstractionists,” a group of Chicago artists (including Miyoko Ito and Richard Loving) who focused on abstract images. These sketches are typical of Conger's style as they feature interwoven organic and geometric shapes. "The drawing, ink and watercolor on paper is an example of many similar works I've done over decades. It shows spontaneous sketches for possible paintings. I normally make at least several of those at a time, sometimes daily. Only a few are translated as oil paintings and none of them was ever imitated exactly." - Conger

Acquisition

Accession

2016.14-125

Source or Donor

Chuck Thurow

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, Gift of Chuck Thurow

Made/Created

Artist

Conger, William

Date made

2006

Ethnography

Notes

North America United States

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

ink BL of recto

Notes

Inscription Type: [Artist Signature]

Transcription

ink BL of recto

Notes

Inscription Type: 7-6-06

Transcription

ink BL of recto

Notes

Inscription Type: 10:51 AM

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

abstraction, forms of expression (artistic concept), artistic concepts

Hierarchy Name

Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)

Facet

Associated Concepts Facet

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sketches

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Width

8 in

Length

10 in