Harvard Art Museums > 2019.1: Sketchbook: Childhood Sketches Drawings Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sketchbook: Childhood Sketches (Otto Piene) , 2019.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jul 18, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/363089. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2019.1 People Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany) Title Sketchbook: Childhood Sketches Classification Drawings Work Type sketchbook Date 1935-1939 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/363089 Physical Descriptions Medium Mixed media Dimensions 14.7 × 21.5 × 1.5 cm (5 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Elizabeth Goldring Piene, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2019. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Goldring Piene Copyright © Otto Piene Estate Accession Year 2019 Object Number 2019.1 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/28/2023 - 05/07/2023 Subjects and Contexts Animating the Page Related Digital Tours Animating the Page: Otto Piene and the Artist Sketchbook Related Objects Object Number 2019.1-70 Artist Otto Piene Title Otto Piene Sketchbooks Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.1 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, front endpaper, left page); Untitled (self-portrait, age 7, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.2 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank with pigment trace, left page); Untitled (self-portrait in costume, age 7, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.3 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (winter landscape with horse-drawn carriage and woman walking dog, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.4 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (portrait of female figure (artist's aunt) knitting, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.5 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (portrait of figure writing or drawing, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.6 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank with finger smudge, left page); Untitled (figure (possible self-portrait) with dog, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.7 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (armed soldier in front of figures next to house, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.8 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (profile bust portrait of male figure (Herr Bünemann), right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.9 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank with graphite smudges, left page); Untitled (house with tree, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.10 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (female and male figures walking down outdoor path, two-page spread) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.11 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (seated female figure writing letter at desk, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.12 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (female and male figures, crossed out, left page); Untitled (jaguar, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.13 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (male head in profile, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.14 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (signature crossed out, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.15 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (soldier and medic, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.16 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (male head with eyes closed or down-turned, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.17 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (rooster, hen, and chicks, left page); Untitled (dog, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.18 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (domestic interior, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.19 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (female figure toasting two male figures on horse-drawn carriage, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.20 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (ornate armoire filled with books, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.21 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (soccer scene, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.22 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (tower with spiral stairway, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.23 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (tower, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.24 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (cityscape, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.25 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (house, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.26 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (text, crossed out, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.27 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (seated male figure writing, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.28 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (blank, left page); Untitled (two female figures playing hand-clapping game, right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.29 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (portrait of boy with exagerated ears, left page); Untitled (portrait profile of female figure (artist's aunt), right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.30 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (small sketches of ducks, trees, wagons, etc., right page) Classification Drawings Object Number 2019.1.31 Artist Otto Piene Title Untitled (notes with ducks and architectural sketch, left page); Untitled (small doodle, right page) Classification Drawings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. 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