Art, literature & historyFree Vertical-Horizontal Rhythms
1919
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- drawing
- Dimensions
- Frame: 37.6 x 28.6 x 3.8 cm (14 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.); Sheet: 30.3 x 21.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2024.29
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
Free Vertical-Horizontal Rhythms — Sophie Taeuber-Arp. 1919.
Medium: . Dimensions: Frame: 37.6 x 28.6 x 3.8 cm (14 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.); Sheet: 30.3 x 21.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Free Vertical-Horizontal Rhythms belongs to a series in which Sophie Taeuber-Arp aimed to capture dynamic elements in a fundamentally two-dimensional medium. It presents square and rectangular fields of color fit into a slightly undulating grid, suggesting motion. Among the most influential women to work within abstraction during the early 20th century, Taeuber-Arp worked between media to create such compositions, exploring embroidery, painting, sculpture, and even theater design.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.