Branding Iron

Henry Rasmusen

National Gallery of Art

Three large, elongated metal objects with distinct geometric shapes at their ends are placed diagonally across a beige background. The color palette consists primarily of dark browns and blacks, with some gray highlights, against the light background. The topmost object has a hook-like end, the middle one features an angular arrowhead shape, and the bottommost one has a triangle shape at its base. Below these objects are three drawn symbols: a swirled shape, a combination of Greek letters, and a triangle, all aligned horizontally.