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Untitled (Snow Scene)

1929

Vojtech Preissig

Associated Names

Vojtech Preissig

Artist, Czech, 1873 - 1944

The image shows a scene with a house and a flight of stairs leading up to an entrance. The setting appears to be a snowy winter day, captured with a pointillist style using small, delicate dots. The color palette is muted and monochromatic, dominated by shades of gray and white. Snow-covered tree branches, a post, shrubs, and the building are depicted with varying textures, conveying a tranquil winter atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 27.62 × 19.05 cm (10 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
sheet: 42.55 × 30.8 cm (16 3/4 × 12 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3988

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: V. Preissig

Wikidata ID

Q76442070

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