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Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1953

GUSN

GUSN-247215

Description

Pastel drawing mounted in off-white mat. Drawing depicts abstract geometric and organic shapes and patterns. Pencil inscription on lower right border of mat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pictures (two-dimensional representations)
paper (fiber product)
oil pastels
graphite pencils
Picture

Inscription

Herrn Professor Walter Gropius senves / die besten wünsche für sein weiteres wohlergehen / Ida Kerkovius (Handwritten inscription from artist to Walter Gropius)

Maker

Kerkovius, Ida, 1879-1970 (Artist)

Dimensions

11 13/16 x 16 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.54.116

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