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1624

Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Artist, Italian, active c. 1624 - 1649

The image shows a complex composition of twisting and spiraling lines, forming two abstract figures. One figure on the left is made of wavy lines resembling a human body with flowing hair, while the figure on the right is created from rectangular and cylindrical shapes, suggesting a humanoid form. The artwork merges organic and mechanical themes using abstract elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.48

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Preaud 1975, no. A (series)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baroness Burdett Coutts [1814-1906], London; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 May 1922, no. 67); Arthur Rau. Robert de Billy. Alain Brieux. Irving Davis, London. Hans P. Kraus, New York, July 14, 1954; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, September 1954; gift to NGA, 1961.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Drolleries and Demons: Six Centuries of 'Fantastic' Prints, IBM Gallery, New York, NY, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q65508616

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