Lantern and Fireplace

1931-1932

Wanda Gág

Associated Names
Wanda Gág

Artist, American, 1893 - 1946

This is a drawing of an interior space featuring a fireplace. The drawing presents a detailed depiction of a room centered around a fireplace with a dramatic triangular architectural design. A light fixture hangs from the ceiling, casting a radial pattern of light and shadow that spreads across the ceiling and walls. The prominent shadows and the use of intricate crosshatch lines provide contrast, giving the scene a sense of warmth and texture. A potted plant and a basket are also visible, adding homely details to the composition, which is completed by the artist's signature in the lower right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.6 x 13.7 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.7 x 21 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.86.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Winnan 1993, no. 83, iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Milton M. Rose, Washington, D.C.; acquired 1974 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • Winnan, Audur H. Wanda Ga'g: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, no. 83, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Wanda Gag

Wikidata ID

Q65578692

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