Five (V) from Five

1978

Robert Barry

Associated Names
Robert Barry

Artist, American, born 1936

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows a blank canvas with faint rectangular borders and straight lines along the edges. Minimal text elements like "DESPITE," "SOLVING/PLAY," and "BECAUSE" are positioned near the edges.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    one from a portfolio of five etchings in gray on wove Arches Satiné paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 60.6 x 79.4 cm (23 7/8 x 31 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 66.7 x 85.4 cm (26 1/4 x 33 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.9.5

  • Series Title

    Five

Associated Artworks

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The image shows straight lines arranged in a grid pattern, with small text labels at the corners and midpoints of the grid. The lines create a minimalist composition, and the text labels include words like "EMPTY," "METHOD," "LEIGH," and "SITUATION."

Five (I) from Five

Robert Barry, Crown Point Press

1978

Five

Robert Barry, Crown Point Press

1978

The image depicts text scattered around the edges of a blank background. The words are sparsely positioned and vertically oriented along the sides.

Five (II) from Five

Robert Barry, Crown Point Press

1978

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. "I" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, artist's hand. "OK" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, artist's hand. "EACH / FRAGILE / INTIMATE / DESPITE / FRIGHTENING / BECAUSE / GRACEFUL / US / AFTERMATH / THINGS / ANYTHING / LET" around platemark, in plate.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75418627

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