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Verona 1936

Drawing
1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Katerina Wilczynski (1894-1978) was born in Poland and worked in Germany. She worked as a painter, illustrator and etcher. While she produced portraits and cityscapes she mainly worked as a landscape artist.

This drawing in pen and India ink represents different sites in Verona, with the title "Verona" and the year 1936 being written at the top centre of the composition. In the right centre of the foreground is a garden with a fountain and the Ponte Pietra leading of the page in the centre left of the composition. In the middle distance Wilczynski depicts the dome of the Basilica of St. Zeno and the tower of the Piazza dei Signori. At the centre of the composition a woman shown wearing medieval dress, possibly alludes to the ill fated lovers from the city, Romeo and Juliet. This combination of different sites and a figure creates a feeling of the rich variety of sites in this city in the Veneto, a region in the North East of Italy.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleVerona 1936 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and indian ink
Brief description
Pen and ink drawing of buildings, a bridge, and a fountain in the Piazza San Stefano, Verona by Katerina Wilczynski
Physical description
Pen and indian ink sketches of buildings, a bridge and a fountain in Verona.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.6cm
  • Width: 27.8cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Verona 1936 (picture title; top; indian ink)
  • 12/10/36 P. S. Stefano (indian ink)
Gallery label
Given by Theodore E. Alexander ARIBA (AADipl.)
Credit line
Given by Mr. Theodore E. Alexander
Object history
This was part of a group of drawings given by the artist to Mrs & Mrs Theodore E. Alexander
Places depicted
Summary
Katerina Wilczynski (1894-1978) was born in Poland and worked in Germany. She worked as a painter, illustrator and etcher. While she produced portraits and cityscapes she mainly worked as a landscape artist.

This drawing in pen and India ink represents different sites in Verona, with the title "Verona" and the year 1936 being written at the top centre of the composition. In the right centre of the foreground is a garden with a fountain and the Ponte Pietra leading of the page in the centre left of the composition. In the middle distance Wilczynski depicts the dome of the Basilica of St. Zeno and the tower of the Piazza dei Signori. At the centre of the composition a woman shown wearing medieval dress, possibly alludes to the ill fated lovers from the city, Romeo and Juliet. This combination of different sites and a figure creates a feeling of the rich variety of sites in this city in the Veneto, a region in the North East of Italy.
Collection
Accession number
E.853-2000

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Record createdJune 16, 2000
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