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The War Machine

c. 1939

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim

Associated Names

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1900 - 1972

The image displays angular and rounded shapes intersecting with diagonal lines. It has an abstract quality with elements resembling industrial structures such as chimneys, domes, and truss frameworks. Above, there is a large circular form emanating beams of light across the sky, alongside various flags and symbols.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

image: 35 × 24.8 cm (13 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)
sheet: 41.2 × 31 cm (16 1/4 × 12 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.74

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gross Bettelheim

Wikidata ID

Q76440234

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