Gußpfanne

1918

Richard Gessner

Associated Names
Richard Gessner

Artist, German, 1894 - 1989

This is a drawing of an industrial interior. The scene depicts large machinery and smokestacks in a busy environment. The drawing includes intricate details of the machinery, roof, and structural elements of the factory. Smoke and steam suggest a sense of busyness and motion. Deep contrasts and lines emphasize the industrial atmosphere, with limited light contrasts creating focal points around the machinery and architectural features.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.8 × 23.4 cm (7 × 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.4 × 34 cm (11 15/16 × 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.223

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased June 7, 1990; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

numbered, titled and signed below image, in graphite: 1/25 Gußpfanne Richard Gessner

Wikidata ID

Q76556393

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