Composition Abstraction

Composition Abstraction

1922
Artist
Jaromír Funke, Czech, 1896-1945
Born: Skuteč, Czech Republic
Work Locations: Bratislava, Slovakia, Prague, Czech Republic
Object
photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Accession Number
1998.222
Credit Line
Partial gift of David and Sheryl Tippit and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts by exchange

Jaromír Funke, Composition Abstraction, 1922. Gelatin silver print; 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Denver Art Museum: Partial gift of David and Sheryl Tippit and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts by exchange, 1998.222

Dimensions
image height: 8.5 in, 21.5900 cm; image width: 11.5 in, 29.2100 cm; mount height: 14 1/2 in, 36.8300 cm; mount width: 18 5/8 in, 47.3075 cm; mat height: 16 in, 40.6400 cm; mat width: 20 in, 50.8000 cm
Department
Photography
Collection
Photography
Known Provenance
Funke estate (held by Anna Funkerova, Jaromír Funke's wife); purchased by [Kicken Gallery, Cologne], mid 1970s; purchased by Henry Lunn, late 1970s. Purchased from [Photofind Gallery, New York] by David Tippit, Boulder,CO, November 10, 1984; purchased by DAM, July 1998.
Exhibition History
  • “Curious Visions: Toward Abstract Photography” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 6/19/2022