Untitled

c. 1931-1960

Brassaï

Associated Names
Brassaï

Artist, French, born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984

The image shows an arrangement of circular and curved lines etched into a textured surface, forming an abstract design. The central larger circles, a smaller circle below, and a curved line below suggest facial features. The surrounding surface is marked with intersecting lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 29.7 × 23.6 cm (11 11/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.5.21

  • Series Title

    Graffiti: Faces

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: A. 1581 / 23,5 x 29,5; stamped, upper center in black ink in square: BRASSAÏ / 81, RUE DU FAUBg St JACQUES / PARIS-XIVe PORT-ROYAL 23-41; by unknown hand, center in black ink: A. 1581; stamped, lower right in black ink and circled: SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE; by unknown hand, lower right in black ink: Page [circled] 99

Wikidata ID

Q64145531

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