Composition

1921

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: linocut in black on laid paper
Dimensions: image: 29.9 x 40.1 cm (11 3/4 x 15 13/16 in.) sheet: 37.5 x 52.2 cm (14 3/4 x 20 9/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2012.92.275
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Composition — Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest. 1921.

Medium: linocut in black on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 29.9 x 40.1 cm (11 3/4 x 15 13/16 in.) sheet: 37.5 x 52.2 cm (14 3/4 x 20 9/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2012.92.275. Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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