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Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1953

GUSN

GUSN-247190

Description

Black and white print and handwritten letter set in a single mat. Print depicts a boat on reflective water with celestial object (possibly moon) in the sky above. Print bears inscriptions in pencil in lower left and lower right corners.

Details

Descriptive Terms

prints (visual works)
letters (correspondence)
paper (fiber product)
ink
Print

Inscription

[illegilble writing, signed Hartogh] (Handwritten letter, possibly in German)
Mondnacht.1 / [illegible handwriting, possibly in German] (Title and number (possibly) of print with handwritten message)
Rudolph F. Hartogh (Artist's signature)

Maker

Hartogh, Rudolf Franz, 1889-1960 (Artist)

Dimensions

11 13/16 x 16 9/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.54.79

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