Untitled

1978

Robert Barry

Associated Names
Robert Barry

Artist, American, born 1936

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image displays a sparse arrangement of faint, small words scattered around the edges of a large, nearly empty white canvas. The words include "BEFORE," "AGAINST," "UNCERTAIN," and "WILLING" and are positioned in a way that evokes a sense of possible directions or locations. The overall appearance is minimalist, with the words creating a subtle visual rhythm across the canvas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in gray on wove Arches Satiné paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 60.5 × 79.3 cm (23 13/16 × 31 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 66.36 × 85.09 cm (26 1/8 × 33 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"R / B / 7 / 8" verso, one letter/numeral per corner of sheet, graphite, artist's hand. "A/P" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, artist's hand. "AGAINST / HOW / IRRELEVANT / DISTANT / ENDURE / BEFORE / UNCERTAIN / ABSENT / CONSIDER / DENY / WILLING / LOST" clockwise around platemark, in plate.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75412666

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