Untitled (War and Money)

c. 1940

Joseph Anthony Buzzelli

Associated Names
Joseph Anthony Buzzelli

Artist, American, 1907 - 1982

Numerous cylindrical shapes and angled lines converge to form a complex structure with abstract elements scattered throughout. Some motifs suggest familiar objects, such as oversized human eyes and skulls that peer out from various corners. The lower half of the image features scrolls or documents with dollar signs and skull motifs that cascade and drape over the scene, evoking the imagery of monetary or legal papers intertwined with organic forms like dripping liquids and skeletal hands.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Estate of Norman Lewis, New York, NY); Sylvan Cole Gallery (via Mann-Williams Antiques), New York, NY; Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 26 February 1993; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lowr right in graphite: Joseph Buzzelli

Wikidata ID

Q76456850

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