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Woman with falling stone
ARTIST ROOMS
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
accident
actions: postures and motions
adults
diseases and conditions
emotions, concepts and ideas
female
natural phenomena
nudes
people
stone
universal concepts
walking
woman
wounded
paper unique graphite
Woman with falling stone
support: 296 × 207 mm
frame: 680 × 525 × 33 mm
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Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the <a href="/search?gid=999999967" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">National Heritage Memorial Fund</a> and the <a href="/search?gid=999999968" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Art Fund</a> 2008
<p>In this drawing we see a female figure, drawn between the vertical lines of lined paper, as if trapped inside an accounts book. The drawing is an example of the artist incorporating the features pre-existing on his material to enhance his work. This device of trapping the woman serves to highlight her isolation. This is a feature frequently seen in Beuys's drawings of women in the 1950s, as is the lack of definition on the figure's face. The woman is shown as statuesque but the falling stone looms ominously above her head, bringing the threat of impending violence to the image.</p>

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accident actions: postures and motions adults diseases and conditions emotions, concepts and ideas female natural phenomena nudes people stone universal concepts walking woman wounded