Circular Ornamental Design

Josef Hoffmann

Associated Names
Josef Hoffmann

Artist, Austrian, 1870 - 1956

This is a drawing of a circular decorative design. The artwork consists of a large circle divided into sections by straight lines, each containing smaller circles with leaf or floral motifs at the center. The outer edge of the large circle has a scalloped pattern. There's a smaller sketch at the top-right corner showing a segment of the design in detail. The illustration appears to be hand-drawn with graphite on grid paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on blue-lined paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42 x 29.7 cm (16 9/16 x 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.41.34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Würthle, Vienna); acquired 1971 by the NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:215.

Inscriptions

lower right illegible inscription and monogram in graphite; lower right verso in graphite: [r]/122

Wikidata ID

Q64591083

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