Yew twig (Taccuszweig)

1936

Ludwig Mestler

Associated Names
Ludwig Mestler

Artist, American, born 1891

The image shows a branch with linear green leaves and a red berry in the center. The branch is positioned diagonally across the center of the image, with its base in the lower left corner and the tip pointing towards the upper right corner, against a plain background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in green and red on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.8 × 6.1 cm (4 5/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.6 × 18.4 cm (9 11/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6404

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"Mestler 1936" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Ludwig Mestler" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Taccuszweig" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "1BI1937-3" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65023575

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