Cat Behind Curtain

Helen West Heller

Caption

Helen West Heller (American, 1872–1955). Cat Behind Curtain, 1928. Woodcut, Sheet: 6 5/16 x 4 1/4 in. (16 x 10.8 cm) Image: 2 15/16 x 2 3/8 in. (7.5 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 2000.133.10.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Cat Behind Curtain

Date

1928

Medium

Woodcut

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 6 5/16 x 4 1/4 in. (16 x 10.8 cm) Image: 2 15/16 x 2 3/8 in. (7.5 x 6 cm)

Signatures

Signed, in plate: "HWH"; lower right, in graphite: "Helen West Heller".

Inscriptions

Inscribed, lower right plate: "HWH"; lower right, in graphite: "1928" / Helen West Heller"; lower left, in graphite: "CAT BEHIND CURTAIN"; lower left to right edge, in graphite: "used in Migratory Urge xilographic text of / poems by the artist. Franklin J. Meine / #2 Chicago - 1928 cat. #222".

Credit Line

Gift of the artist

Accession Number

2000.133.10

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