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Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

My Big Week

1968

Jirí Balcar

Associated Names

Jirí Balcar

Artist, Czech, 1929 - 1968

The image consists of horizontal bands with elongated, curving shapes within each band. These shapes have textural patterns and lines resembling anatomical figures. The bands are labeled with letters like "U," "V," and "X." The shapes suggest a series of reclining figures or mannequins in a fluid, organic state, giving the impression of bodies floating in a weightless environment.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and softground etching
Credit Line

Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection
Dimensions

image: 49.2 x 32.7 cm (19 3/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
sheet: 63.8 x 43.3 cm (25 1/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2002.50.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Z. Baruch

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Balcar 1908; bottom left circled: 17; bottom center: MUS VELKY TYDEN; bottom right circled and struck through: 28.

Wikidata ID

Q76345915

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