Girl with Magazine

1965

Jirí Balcar

Associated Names
Jirí Balcar

Artist, Czech, 1929 - 1968

This abstract composition features intersecting lines and shapes outlining a figure that resembles a woman in a coat. The image is surrounded by letterforms and symbols, with the letters 'K' and other alphabetic elements present throughout. The piece merges human and typographic forms, combining language and human likeness.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

under plate in graphite lower left: 10/20; lower right: Jirí Balcar 65; bottom right circled: 79; verso in graphite by later hand lower left circled: 45; bottom center in graphite: GIRL WITH A MAGAZINE; bottom right: 1979.111I; bottom right: in red ink: 10250

Wikidata ID

Q76345890

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