Vera Berdich

The Doors were Closed

1962

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
color photo-etching, drypoint, and mezzotint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 40.32 × 47.63 cm (15 7/8 × 18 3/4 in.)
Collection no.
1964.8.337
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

The Doors were Closed — Vera Berdich. 1962.

Medium: color photo-etching, drypoint, and mezzotint on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 40.32 × 47.63 cm (15 7/8 × 18 3/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1964.8.337. 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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