Untitled

1930

Piet Zwart

Associated Names
Piet Zwart

Artist, Dutch, 1885 - 1977

This is a photograph of a lumber storage warehouse. The image shows a large indoor area with tall stacks of lumber. The ceiling is made of metal beams supporting translucent panels, allowing natural light in. The scene has an industrial feel, with structural elements of the building prominent. The lumber is orderly arranged and the ceiling creates a sense of uniformity and organization. The image has depth leading towards the back of the warehouse.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.38 × 17.15 cm (4 7/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 13 × 18 cm (5 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.22.68

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Piet Zwart, Wassenaar, Netherlands. Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Barbara Leibowits Graphics, New York), 1983; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center stamped in green ink: piet zwart rijksstraatweg 290 / wassenaar holland; by unknown hand, top right in graphite circled: 2; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1983.115.13

Wikidata ID

Q64158833

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