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The image shows an urban residential scene. The perspective is slightly elevated, looking down into a courtyard surrounded by ornate iron railings. There is a set of steps leading up to a doorway on the left, bordered by wrought iron railing. The painting captures the building's architecture in fine detail, including the brickwork and ironwork. Flower boxes hang from windows with colorful blooms. The color palette includes warm terracotta, cool greens, and beige, with darker iron details. Green branches are seen at the right edge of the image.
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The image shows an urban residential scene. The perspective is slightly elevated, looking down into a courtyard surrounded by ornate iron railings. There is a set of steps leading up to a doorway on the left, bordered by wrought iron railing. The painting captures the building's architecture in fine detail, including the brickwork and ironwork. Flower boxes hang from windows with colorful blooms. The color palette includes warm terracotta, cool greens, and beige, with darker iron details. Green branches are seen at the right edge of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Balcony

Gilbert Sackerman

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 50.6 x 38.4 cm (19 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.16998
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New York
  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Gilbert Sackerman.

NGA object ID 29089. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.