Láska za lásku/Love for Love

Jirí Anderle

Associated Names
Jirí Anderle

Artist, Czech, born 1936

There are two monochromatic face portraits side by side in the image. The person on the left has smooth skin, full lips, and pronounced eyebrows with dark, evenly parted hair. The person on the right is older with deep wrinkles, thin lips, and sparse hair. The artwork is done in a shaded, cross-hatch style. Both faces are against a textured background. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The background is abstract.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in sepia ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gerald Cerny

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.8 x 16.2 cm (5 1/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 22.2 x 29.3 cm (8 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.166.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Cerny, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: to Gerald Cerny Jirí Anderle Prague 3.9.99; lower center in plate: 1534 / LASKA [?]S LASKU

Wikidata ID

Q76345760

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