The Big Oval
DrawingsGerman20th century

The Big Oval

c. 1956

Artists

Hermann GlöcknerArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Tempera on "Sächsischer Zeitung"
Culture
German
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

41.5 × 26 cm (16 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Provenance

The artist, by bequest; to Werner Schmidt; Sebastian Schmidt, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2017.

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