Untitled

c. 1931-1960

Brassaï

Associated Names
Brassaï

Artist, French, born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984

The image shows intersecting and overlapping lines etched into a rough surface, forming abstract shapes. At the center is a figure resembling a stick figure or an insect, with a rounded body and lines suggesting limbs or antennae. Surrounding the figure are more lines, creating a chaotic web on the surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.4 × 23.5 cm (11 15/16 × 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.5.23

  • Series Title

    Graffiti: Death

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, top center in graphite: A. 1695; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 23,5 x 32, 5; stamped, center in blue ink in square: BRASSAÏ / [8]1 Rue du Faub.-St-Jacques / PARIS-XIVe - PORt-Royal 23-41; by unknown hand, center in blue ink: A. 1695; stamped, lower right in black ink and circled: SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE

Wikidata ID

Q64145533

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