Winter Twilight

1927

Wanda Gág

Associated Names
Wanda Gág

Artist, American, 1893 - 1946

The image displays a street view from ground level in winter. The snow-covered earth features a leaning gas streetlamp in the center, flanked by two trees with upward-reaching branches. A two-story house to the right is illuminated from within. The artwork is detailed with strong lines and hatch shading, creating a dynamic and textured appearance. The black and white rendering enhances the wintry nighttime ambiance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 x 32.4 cm (10 x 12 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 28.7 x 40.6 cm (11 5/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.86.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Winnan 1993, no. 39

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Milton M. Rose, Washington, D.C.; acquired 1974 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • Winnan, Audur H. Wanda Ga'g: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, no. 39.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Wanda Gag; lower right in graphite: Wanda Gag

Wikidata ID

Q65578695

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