Letter

1966

Jirí Balcar

Associated Names
Jirí Balcar

Artist, Czech, 1929 - 1968

The image shows swirling lines arranged in a complex pattern, creating shapes and curves that intersect across the canvas. The composition is abstract with overlapping lines resembling a network of scribbles or loops. Fragments of handwriting are interspersed across the lines, resembling a layered, textured surface akin to a journal page or sketchbook.
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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: E/A; lower right: Jirí Balcar 66; bottom left circled: 51; bottom center: DOPIS 66; bottom right circled 53; verso bottom center: "Letter"; bottom right in graphite: 1977.1258 II

Wikidata ID

Q76345900

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