Untitled

c. 1931-1960

Brassaï

Associated Names
Brassaï

Artist, French, born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984

The image depicts an abstract carving with shapes resembling a heart enclosing two circles on a textured surface. The lines and patterns throughout the image evoke hieroglyphs or urban graffiti. The scratched texture adds depth, resembling bark or a cliff face.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.5 × 23.6 cm (12 × 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.5.16

  • Series Title

    Graffiti: Magic

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brassaï, bequeathed to his wife, Gilberte, Paris; Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate, Paris; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right, in graphite: 23 x 30; unknown hand, center in blue ink: A. 1424.C; stamped, center in black ink in square: BRASSAÏ / 81, RUE DU FAUBg St. JACQUES / PARIS-XIVe PORT-ROYAL 23-41; by unknown hand, lower right in red ink and cricled: 85;by unknown hand, lower right in black ink: Tafel [circled] 106; stamped, bottom right in black ink and circled: SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE

Wikidata ID

Q64145525

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