Edelweiss aus dem Engadin (Edelweiss in the Engadin Valley)

1924

R. Breyer

Associated Names
R. Breyer

Artist, Swiss, active early 20th century

The image shows a cluster of flowers with star-shaped petals and elongated leaves. The flowers are grouped densely towards the center, with some additional flowers visible towards the edges. The colors in the image are muted and monochrome.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pigment on glass

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.9 x 15.4 cm (3 7/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
    plate: 10.7 x 16.2 cm (4 3/16 x 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.169.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, Malvern, PA; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center, by R. Breyer, in graphite: Edelweiss aus dem Engadin. / Herrn H. Bäckström frdl. gewidmet von / R. Breyer / 1924; center, embossed: R. BREYER, ZURICH 2, STOCKERSTR. 43; upper right in black ink: Medförda till Stockholm av Dr M.U. Schoop mars 1924; lower left, stamped in brown ink: Fotografihistor. Saml. / Dr. Helmer Bäckström / Stockholm; lower left in black ink: Medförda av Dr. M. U Schoop, mars 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q64158841

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