Concentric Bearings, D

started 1983, published 1985

Vija Celmins

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1938

Doris Simmelink

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Kenneth Farley

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

Vija Celmins

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint, aquatint, drypoint, and photogravure in black on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    plate (left): 11.7 × 9.84 cm (4 5/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
    plate (center): 20.7 × 13.7 cm (8 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
    plate (right): 24.2 × 17.9 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 45.72 × 56.99 cm (18 × 22 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.142.46

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David McKee Inc., New York); Edward R. Broida, Malibu, California; acquired 2005 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006.

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, 2016-2017, no. 136.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1222.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 9.9. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 22/34; lower right in graphite: V. Celmins; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: VC83-3098

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q76359502

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