When the Pyramids Awaken

1994

Agnes Denes

Associated Names
Agnes Denes

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1931

James Miller

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Maurice Sánchez

Printer, American, born 1945

The image features an abstract arrangement of blue lines that gradually converge and diverge, creating a flowing pattern resembling a curved net or stretched fabric. The lines are organized in a gradation, thickening and thinning, which suggests a wave or a wing. The form could be likened to a sail catching the wind or the spread of a bird's wings, invoking a sense of movement and expansion.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in blue on Arches Cover paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 62.6 x 90.8 cm (24 5/8 x 35 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.110.3

  • Series Title

    The Pyramid Suite

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 2002 from Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz, New York.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite lower right: 1/1 A.P. Agnes Denes '94; lower right verso: pro. Blue

Watermarks

ARCHES France

Wikidata ID

Q76335145

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