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The Flirt of Time

1949

Vera Berdich

Associated Names

Vera Berdich

Artist, American, 1915 - 2003

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 45.5 × 30 cm (17 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
sheet: 50.5 × 34.8 cm (19 7/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.857

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

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 1949; lower center in graphite: The Flirt of Time; lower right in graphite: Vera Berdich

Wikidata ID

Q76454736

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