The Urn

c. 1922

Jaromír Funke

Associated Names
Jaromír Funke

Artist, Czech, 1896 - 1945

The image depicts a large architectural niche with a shell-like design at the top and a metal urn placed at the base. The color palette is muted, primarily greys and blacks. Soft shadows surround the niche. The urn is centered beneath the niche, with the shell motif at the top center. The architectural elements frame the shell motif. Diagonal shadows spread from the upper right to the lower left of the frame.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 39.1 x 21.9 cm (15 3/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
    mount: 50.1 x 32.3 cm (19 3/4 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.1.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Miloslava Rupesová, Roztoky, Czech Republic; NGA purchase, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Funke; on verso, upper center in purple ink: J. Funke Kolín 19/III Czechoslovakia / 4.1 The Urn; upper left in red pencil: 113 [underlined] / 3 [circled and crossed out]; Toronto Salon 1926 label mounted upper left

Wikidata ID

Q64155605

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