Cast Iron Gate
Lucien Verbeke
c. 1936
Medium
pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.4 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.11908
About the Artist
Lucien Verbeke
Lucien Verbeke is an artist whose historical documentation is limited. No confirmed dates of birth or death are recorded, and his nationality and training remain unestablished in the sources currently available to researchers. The nearly fifty works attributed to Verbeke in museum collections indicate a productive and sustained artistic practice. The name suggests a possible European — perhaps Be...