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1965

Vladimír Boudník

Associated Names

Vladimír Boudník

Artist, Czech, 1924 - 1968

The image displays a chaotic interplay of lines and shapes etched across the surface in an abstract composition. Fine lines and broader strokes intersect at various angles, resembling a complex grid or network. Within this web, marks and textures evoke objects like city skyscrapers, scaffolding, or an overgrown forest viewed from above. Scratches and smudges add depth and texture, implying urban and organic elements in an abstract form.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching, drypoint, and aquatint
Credit Line

Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection
Dimensions

image: 14.5 x 26 cm (5 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
sheet: 29.2 x 40.2 cm (11 1/2 x 15 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2004.109.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Anne Baruch, Chicago; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Z. Baruch

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Vladimir Boudnik 1965; lower left: 145/260; lower right: 111 28 / 17

Wikidata ID

Q76359537

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