Actress III B

1993

Andrzej Pietsch

Associated Names
Andrzej Pietsch

Artist, Polish, born 1932

The image displays various curved lines and textured patterns converging into a central shape. The form on the left resembles a dark silhouette of a head against a textured, dark background of horizontal lines. On the right, there are parallel vertical lines and a textured surface suggesting a side view of a head. The central section shows intertwining shapes and lines resembling branching veins or trees. The composition includes contrasting black, brown, white, and sporadic red elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black, brown, and red on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gerald Cerny

  • Dimensions

    plate: 56.7 x 49.5 cm (22 5/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 79.8 x 56.6 cm (31 7/16 x 22 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.116.35

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Cerny, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower left in graphite: AKTORKA IIIB / ACTRESS IIIB; 10/30; by artist, lower right in graphite: A. Pietsch 1993

Wikidata ID

Q75428603

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