City Roofs
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lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 36.4 x 25.7 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.) sheet: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Accession Number
2005.99.3
Art Historical Context
"City Roofs," a striking lithograph by Jolán Gross-Bettelheim from the 1930s, captures the geometric patterns and textures of urban rooftops, offering a bird's-eye glimpse into city life during the interwar era. Printed in black ink on wove paper, this intimate work measures 36.4 x 25.7 cm, inviting viewers to ponder the hidden rhythms of everyday architecture amid rapid urbanization and economic upheaval. Lithography, the medium of choice here, exemplifies early 20th-century printmaking innovation. Gross-Bettelheim employed this planographic technique—drawing with greasy crayon on a stone or...
About the Artist
Jolán Gross-Bettelheim
American, Hungary 1900–1972 Budapest|