World Record

1965

Jirí Balcar

Associated Names
Jirí Balcar

Artist, Czech, 1929 - 1968

This is a drawing of athletes with abstract elements. The artwork depicts two figures in athletic attire, adorned with numbered bibs '2' and '71'. They are sketched with simple, linear outlines that capture their motion. Surrounding them is a background filled with oversized, overlapping numbers and partial text in varying orientations. In the lower left, there is a framed portrait sketch, labeled with text that suggests a name. The interplay of human forms and numerical sequences creates a composition within an abstract context.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jirí Balcar, 65. Bottom center: SVETOVY REKORD; bottom right circled: 54; lower left 14/20; verso lower left by later hand in red pencil: 7C; botom center in graphite: "World Record"; bottom right: 1977.1191 II

Wikidata ID

Q76345868

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