The Egyptian by Hildegarde Haas
The Egyptian
Hildegarde Haas
Title
The Egyptian
Artist
Hildegarde Haas
1926 - 2002 (biography)Year
1946
Technique
India ink on paper
Image Size
10 11/16 x 8 7/16" image size
Signature
ink, lower right
Edition Size
Annotations
ink dated after signature
Reference
Paper
thin ivory wove
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
22452
Price
$475.00
Description
A drawing in ink by Hildegarde Haas. "The Egyptian" was done in 1946, when the artist was 20 years old and was still living and studying in New York. During this period she also worked as a printmaker, creating abstracted color woodcuts. She moved to California in 1951.
Haas had a condition called "synesthesia" which allowed her to visualize music she heard and she would work while listening to music. Her artworks, which lean toward rhythmic and calligraphic abstraction, were included in the exhibition "Young American Printmakers" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1953. She exhibited nationally at juried exhibitions and her work frequently drew comments by critics highlighting these shows.