Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR74.19
People
Arnold Topp, German (Soest, Germany 1887 - 1945 missing, location unknown)
Title
Abstract Composition, from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists"
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Abstrakte Komposition, aus Bauhaus Mappe "Neue Europäische Graphik III: Deutsche Künstler"
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1921
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222144

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on tan laid paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 28 x 21.5 cm (11 x 8 7/16 in.)
sheet: 37.2 x 31.7 cm (14 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in graphite at l.r.: Arnold Topp 21
  • blind stamp: l.l.: Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Wingler III/13

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Gropius
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
BR74.19
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu