Paris

1928

Jaroslav Rössler

Associated Names
Jaroslav Rössler

Artist, Czech, 1902 - 1990

The image displays intersecting lines and curves creating an intricate pattern. The abstract composition resembles train tracks, with parallel lines resembling rails leading diagonally through the image. The lines suggest a railway switching yard or network of train tracks. The play of light and shadow enhances the abstract nature, highlighting the lines against the dark background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 22.1 x 21.5 cm (8 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
    overall: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.69.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, Il); purchased with funds donated by Joyce and Robert Menschel by NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with additions in blue ink: Paris 1928 / II / Rössler; all by later hands: upper center in graphite: over / 162 (circled); upper right in graphite: 147 96 (circled); center in graphite: 217mm / 212mm; right center stamped in blue ink: 57 652; lower right in blue ink: 28

Wikidata ID

Q64155607

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