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Elise Cavanna
Nerve Strokes1959

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Abstract ink drawing on off-white paper, dense overlapping black brushstrokes and diagonal marks with a loose spiral accent at center right
Artist or Maker
Elise Cavanna
United States, 1905-1963
Title
Nerve Strokes
Date Made
1959
Medium
Paint on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 24 1/8 × 18 in. (61.28 × 45.72 cm) Image: 22 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (56.52 × 39.37 cm)
Credit Line
Estates of James B. and Jane C. Welton
Accession Number
M.2008.289.73
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
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