Destroyed City II

1962

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: 5-color etching
Dimensions: image: 52.39 × 41.59 cm (20 5/8 × 16 3/8 in.) sheet: 58.58 × 46.36 cm (23 1/16 × 18 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1964.8.1486
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Destroyed City II — Ru van Rossem. 1962.

Medium: 5-color etching.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 52.39 × 41.59 cm (20 5/8 × 16 3/8 in.) sheet: 58.58 × 46.36 cm (23 1/16 × 18 1/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1964.8.1486. Rosenwald Collection.

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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