Building Site II

c. 1935

Piet Zwart

Associated Names
Piet Zwart

Artist, Dutch, 1885 - 1977

This is a photograph of a partially constructed building with a skeletal metal framework. The intricate latticework of steel beams that make up the roof structure of an industrial space is visible. The beams cast shadows on the ground. A large brick wall and other nearby buildings can be seen in the background. The ground appears uneven, consisting of earth and building materials. The photograph conveys industrial development and architectural engineering.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.38 × 17.3 cm (4 7/8 × 6 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 13.25 × 18 cm (5 3/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.22.71

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Piet Zwart, Wassenaar, Netherlands. Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Barbara Leibowits Graphics, New York), 1983; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite, partially erased: X; top left circled: 3; top right: building Site II; top right corner: Ca. 1935 [ngve?] dy; center on angle: [res?]; vertical along center right edge: ps; lower center stamped in green ink reversed: piet zwart rijksstraatweg 290 / wassenaar holland; bottom left in blue pencil: [84?]; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1983.115.16

Wikidata ID

Q64158829

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