Memory Stairs

1936-1937

Vera Andrus

Associated Names
Vera Andrus

Artist, American, 1896 - 1979

This is a drawing of a stairwell with a window. The artwork features a staircase leading up to a landing area, a window with an intricate pattern, and light and shadow contrasts. The balustrade is detailed, capturing the wooden handrail and spindles. The window at the top of the stairs filters light in pattern. The play of light and shadow emphasizes the texture and form of the stairwell. The style suggests attention to architectural detail and perspective.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.7 × 23.18 cm (12 7/8 × 9 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.32 × 28.89 cm (15 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.109.73

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Starr Rose, Caldwell, New Jersey; (Kenneth M. Milton Fine Arts, Chestertown, Maryland); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1984; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2022

  • Fusco, Tony, and Robert Four. Vera Andrus, The Complete Lithographs. Boston, MA, 2022: no. 24

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: VA; lower left in graphite: Memory Stairs 5/20; lower center in graphite: To Ruth Starr Rose.; lower right in graphite: Vera Andrus; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 165.50

Watermarks

France

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