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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Venetian Mirror

1935

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names

John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

The image shows an architectural sketch of a row of grand buildings along a waterway. The sketch features intricate structures with arched windows, elaborate facades, and small boats in the water. It is drawn with fine pencil lines on off-white paper in a graphite palette, creating a monochromatic depiction. The buildings stretch into the distance, emphasizing depth and scale.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on tracing paper
Credit Line

Gift (Partial and Promised) of Judy and Leo Zickler
Dimensions

image: 16.2 x 36.1 cm (6 3/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
sheet: 26.2 x 47 cm (10 5/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2005.117.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Old Print Shop, Inc., New York 2004); Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. Zickler, Bethesda, Maryland, 2005; Promised gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite by unknown hand: #293

Wikidata ID

Q64584370

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