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Landscape

1929

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim

(American, 1900–1972)
Culture
America
Medium
drypoint
Support
Laid paper
Measurements
Plate: 14 x 12.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1930.157
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim won third prize in the etching category for this work at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s 12th May Show in 1930.

Description

Gross-Bettelheim is best known for her prints of urban buildings and social commentary, but this early work features a more intimate setting. After attending art school in Europe, the artist moved to the United States to study at the Cleveland School of Art in 1927. While still a student, she submitted prints including this one to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s annual May Show, an annual showcase of contemporary regional art. Her accepted works included self-portraits, studies of interiors, and natural landscapes, likely inspired by teachers like Henry Keller.
A vertically oriented drypoint print on off-white paper depicts a dense landscape. In the foreground, a stone wall with a window sits on the left, while a birdhouse on a pole rises to the right. A central tree shaded with dense, dark cross-hatching dominates the composition. Behind it, houses with gabled roofs and striped awnings are rendered in fine, scribbled lines. The signature Grosz and year 1928 appear at the lower left.

Landscape

1929

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim

(American, 1900–1972)
America

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