Forms in Action

1941

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in black on japan paper
Dimensions: block: 25.3 x 35.2 cm (9 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 30.7 x 43.7 cm (12 1/16 x 17 3/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2005.145.24
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Forms in Action — Louis Schanker. 1941.

Medium: woodcut in black on japan paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): block: 25.3 x 35.2 cm (9 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 30.7 x 43.7 cm (12 1/16 x 17 3/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2005.145.24. 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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