From 17 Drawings by Thoreau 1978

"From 17 Drawings by Thoreau" is a 1978 print by the avant-garde composer and artist John Cage. The work is a complex and abstract composition featuring a variety of lines, shapes, and colors. Cage’s artistic style often drew inspiration from the natural world, and this work demonstrates his fascination with the beauty of chance and the organic forms found in nature. This print was part of a series of Cage’s works inspired by the writings of the American naturalist Henry David Thoreau.