Fire 9

1985

John Cage

Associated Names
John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Peter Pettengill

Printer, American

The image shows an arrangement of overlapping circles in earthy tones on a textured canvas. The circles are spread in a loose and seemingly random manner, resembling coffee cup stains on paper. Lighter and darker areas create depth and visual interest.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    smoked monotype with branding on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 51.4 x 29.9 cm (20 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.142.25

  • Copyright

    © John Cage Trust

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco: Gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1 Sep 2013 - 5 Jan 2014.

Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 85, pl. 13.1.

Inscriptions

in graphite at lower edge: lower left: Fire 9; John Cage '85

Markings

stamped at lower right verso: (chop of Crown Point Press) Crown Point Press / Peter Pettengill

Wikidata ID

Q76346224

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