La tour Eiffel

1933

Joseph Hecht

Associated Names
Joseph Hecht

Artist, Polish, 1891 - 1951

The image shows horizontal lines and angled shapes creating abstract interpretations of recognizable structures. The Eiffel Tower is depicted in the center, fragmented and blending into swirling lines resembling clouds. In the foreground, an abstract elephant is walking with its trunk raised.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.5 x 36.5 cm (11 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.2 x 56.8 cm (15 13/16 x 22 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.54

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tonneau-Ryckelynck and Plumart 1992, no. 234

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

  • Tonneau-Ryckelynck, Dominique. Joseph Hecht 1891-951. Paris, 1992: 104.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Joseph Hecht, lower left in graphite: epreuve d'artiste; by later hands, lower right in graphite: Tour Eiffel, lower left in graphite: PM67

Watermarks

Coat of Arms with fish and artist's palette

Wikidata ID

Q74891946

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