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1935

Ludwig Mestler

Associated Names
Ludwig Mestler

Artist, American, born 1891

The image displays an open window with potted plants on the windowsill and a shelving unit behind the glass holding various objects like jars and bottles. The color palette is monochrome with textured shading. The window is centrally framed in the image with shutters on the top half and open shutters on the bottom half. Potted plants are visible on both the top and lower windowsills, with a shelf behind the glass holding various objects on the left side.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.7 × 10.5 cm (4 5/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.9 × 23.4 cm (10 9/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6410

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"Mestler 1935" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Ludwig Mestler" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65023604

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