Vera Berdich

The Flirt of Time

1949

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 45.5 × 30 cm (17 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.) sheet: 50.5 × 34.8 cm (19 7/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
Collection no.
2008.115.857
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

The Flirt of Time — Vera Berdich. 1949.

Medium: etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 45.5 × 30 cm (17 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.) sheet: 50.5 × 34.8 cm (19 7/8 × 13 11/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2008.115.857. Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams.

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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