Franz Kafka VII

1991

Alena Laufrová

Associated Names
Alena Laufrová

Artist, Czech, born 1952

The image shows a central shape made of intertwined black lines forming a complex pattern, resembling a human head or a mask. Surrounding the shape is handwritten red-brown text adding texture. The lines within the shape may evoke tangled branches or neural pathways.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching, drypoint and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gerald Cerny

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39 x 29 cm (15 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 59.4 x 42.7 cm (23 3/8 x 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.166.128

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Cerny, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: a. Laufrová; lower left: 9/80 Franz Kafke VII; verso lower center: A01 151

Wikidata ID

Q76335435

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