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Werner DrewesWW-1944-067193

1944·Woodcut in color from stencils and canvas board·29.4 × 45.4 cm (11 5/8 × 17 7/8 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1944
Medium: Woodcut in color from stencils and canvas board
Dimensions: 29.4 × 45.4 cm (11 5/8 × 17 7/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Werner Drewes

Artist

Werner Drewes

Printmaking

Werner Drewes was an American painter and printmaker born in Germany who became known for abstract compositions combining geometric forms with a lyrical, rhythmic sensibility. Working primarily in oil, watercolor, and woodcut from the 1920s onward, he developed a formal language that bridged European modernism and American abstraction. His work emphasizes color relationships and dynamic spatial arrangements structured through disciplined linear compositions.

Canig, Germany

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