Preludia II

1959

Jirí Balcar

Associated Names
Jirí Balcar

Artist, Czech, 1929 - 1968

The image consists of bold and thin lines arranged in an abstract composition. Some lines are angular and straight, while others are curved and looping. Near a vertical line in the upper section, there is the letter 'M' and an 'O' resembling a circle. Below, there is another 'O' shape with textured blocks. The image has a chalky texture and is divided by a horizontal line across the middle.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint, etching, and softground etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.7 x 15.5 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 45.8 x 33.2 cm (18 1/16 x 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.50.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

under plate in graphite lower left: 2/6; lower right: Jirí Balcar 59; bottom center by later hand: PRELUDIA II; bottom right circled 135; verso upper left in purple ink: 1379; bottom center by later hand: "PRELUDES II"; lower right: 1977.1134 II

Wikidata ID

Q76345855

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