Aqueduct in the Bronx
Jan Matulka, Aqueduct in the Bronx, ca. 1921, oil on canvas, Gift of Marge Riley in memory of Charles Heaney, © artist or other rights holder, 85.103
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- Title
Aqueduct in the Bronx
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1921
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
25 1/8 in x 29 3/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature/maker's mark: Lower left: Matulka
- Collection Area
American Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Marge Riley in memory of Charles Heaney
- Accession Number
85.103
- Copyright
© artist or other rights holder
- Terms
Jan Mutulka emigrated to the Bronx, New York, from Czechoslovakia in 1907. He traveled to Paris after receiving a scholarship from the National Academy of Design in 1919, where he remained until 1927. In Paris, he was exposed to Cubism, which was to prove a lasting major influence on his work. Aqueduct in the Bronx, with its flattened planes and simplified geometric forms, was created during this Parisian period.
