Runner

c. 1965

Jirí Balcar

Associated Names
Jirí Balcar

Artist, Czech, 1929 - 1968

The image displays a variety of bold and fine lines creating an abstract composition with capital letters and a figure in the center. The letters are outlined and filled with watercolors ranging from pastel pinks to blues and yellows. The abstract figure resembles a runner with numbers on their vest, outlined in black. Punctuation marks like the dollar sign, question mark, and exclamation point are scattered throughout the letters.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Anne Baruch, Chicago; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

verso bottom center, by later hand, in graphite: Untitled (runner); verso bottom right: 1977.688 I; verso in blue pen: Jeothenticote Thes this / is the original drawing / by artist Jirí Blacar, / now deceased. Jeronivo [Nokoner?] Widow of Jirí Balcar

Wikidata ID

Q64581796

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