Untitled

c. 1931-1960

Brassaï

Associated Names
Brassaï

Artist, French, born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984

The image displays a central heart-shaped form etched into a textured surface, with bold lines creating an abstract composition. This abstract heart has two distinct oval shapes within, giving it a face-like appearance. The surrounding lines converge and intersect like tree branches extending from the top of the heart.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 29.6 × 23.1 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.5.14

  • Series Title

    Graffiti: Love

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brassaï, bequeathed to his wife, Gilberte, Paris; Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate, Paris; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 23,5 x 29,5; by unknown hand, center in blue ink: [underlined] A.1476.A.; stamped, bottom right in black ink and circled: SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE

Wikidata ID

Q64145523

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