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César DomelaWW-1928-156128
1928·Gelatin silver print·19.3 x 16.6 cm (7 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.) Frame: 17 x 14 in.

Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987

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Year
1928
Dimensions
19.3 x 16.6 cm (7 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.) Frame: 17 x 14 in.

Artist

César Domela
César Domela

Printmaking

César Domela was a Dutch abstract artist and pioneer of constructivism who worked across painting, sculpture, and graphic design from the early twentieth century onwards. His geometric compositions employed primary colors, clean lines, and industrial materials to articulate utopian modernist ideals. Active in avant-garde movements including De Stijl's orbit and later constructivist circles, Domela developed a rigorous formal language that bridged European abstraction and functionalist design principles. His work maintained fidelity to geometric reduction and spatial clarity throughout a career spanning nearly a century.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Year
1928
Dimensions
19.3 x 16.6 cm (7 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.) Frame: 17 x 14 in.
Watts ID
WW-1928-156128

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