The Doors were Closed

1962

Vera Berdich

Associated Names
Vera Berdich

Artist, American, 1915 - 2003

The image consists of rectangular and square shapes with grid-like lines. It features various patterns and textures, including surfaces resembling walls or panels, a patchwork quilt of constellations, an eye, swirling cloud-like formations, ghostly figures, and detailed dots and speckles. The composition has an intricate and layered appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color photo-etching, drypoint, and mezzotint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.32 × 47.63 cm (15 7/8 × 18 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.337

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1963; acquired 1964 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 8th Imp.; lower center in graphite: The Doors were Closed; lower right in graphite: Vera Berdich 62

Wikidata ID

Q65512279

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