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Bridge Cables II

c. 1940

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim

Associated Names

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1900 - 1972

This is a drawing of an architectural interior featuring large geometric structures. The image shows a high-ceilinged space with columns and beams leading to a vanishing point. The design includes bold lines and curves, with cross-braced supports in the background. The shading emphasizes the three-dimensional form of the pipes and beams. The light source creates shadows and highlights, enhancing the depth of the design.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

image: 36.2 × 26.5 cm (14 1/4 × 10 7/16 in.)
sheet: 42 × 30.5 cm (16 9/16 × 12 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.88

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Exhibition History

1993

New York, New York, Museum of the City of New York; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England; Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland; Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany, 1993-1995.

2001

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim: The American Prints, Grinnell College, Iowa, 2001.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gross Bettelheim

Wikidata ID

Q76440252

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