Demolition in the Plaza del Toro

1950

Reynold Weidenaar

Associated Names
Reynold Weidenaar

Artist, American, 1915 - 1985

Print Collectors' Club

Publisher

The image depicts a decaying architectural setting with a large archway. In the distance, there is a tower with a domed roof partially obscured by clouds against a dramatic sky. Near the archway, there is construction debris and a wooden framework. The brushstrokes show strong contrasts and attention to detail. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and grey. In the background, there are distant mountains under overhanging clouds.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.7 × 22.86 cm (12 7/8 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.291

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Buckner 2015, no. 119

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

  • Buckner, Cindy Medley, et al. Reynold Weidenaar: A Retrospective. Michigan: Grand Rapids Art Museum, 2015, p. 109, no. 119.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Demolition in the Plaze del Toro; lower right in graphite: Reynold Weidenaar a.n.a.

Wikidata ID

Q65365457

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