Implosion #2

1958

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: color etching with relief on wove paper
Dimensions: image: 40.4 × 50.3 cm (15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in.) sheet: 45.3 × 54.9 cm (17 13/16 × 21 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 2022.173.20
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Implosion #2 — Jan Gelb. 1958.

Medium: color etching with relief on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 40.4 × 50.3 cm (15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in.) sheet: 45.3 × 54.9 cm (17 13/16 × 21 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2022.173.20. Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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