Description: "The Bridge," etching, signed in
the plate and pencil signed in the margin,
l/r, title inscribed in pencil, 8" x
10" plate.
Condition: Very good. Print is laid down on board and
there is even "toning" across that
part of the print exposed to light when it
was framed. Residue is present where the
mat was glued. It is inscribed "Ed/100."
Biography: Jolán Gross-Bettelheim (1900-1972)
came to the United States after studying
in Budapest, Vienna, Berlin and Paris. Moving
to Cleveland in 1925 she became a student
of Henry Keller at the Cleveland School of
Art. She was active in art circles, participating
in the May Shows at the Cleveland Museum
of Art and joined the WPA arts project in
1936. In 1938 she moved to New York where
she lived until 1959 when she returned to
her native Hungary. Her works were very popular
and were shown in major exhibits across the
United States. Her prints are powerful political
statements incorporating industrial subjects
of mills, bridges and factories.
Note: The artist has signed "Jo. Gross."
Some sources list this artist "GROSS-BETTELHEIM
John (Julan)."
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