Seat of Power, from Ubu in Africa

1997

Deborah Bell

Artist, South African, born 1957

Caversham Press

Publisher, founded 1985

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint, aquatint, and roulette with chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas G. Klarner

  • Dimensions

    image: 49.4 x 34.2 cm (19 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.4 x 34.2 cm (19 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2005.64.1.9

Associated Artworks

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UBU: ± 101

William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Deborah Bell, Caversham Press

1997

South Africa - 197? - Interrogator, from Ubu centenaire: Histoire d'un farceur criminel

Robert Hodgins, Caversham Press

1996

Left Luggage, from Ubu in Africa

Deborah Bell, Caversham Press

1997

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Brown Gallery, Arlington, October 5, 2000); purchased by Tom Klarner, Washington, DC, 2001; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1997

  • Doepel, Rory. UBU: ± 101: William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Deborah Bell. Johannesburg, 1997: fig. 36, pages 38-40.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: BELL 14/50; bottom left in plate: SEAT OF POWER; lower center in plate: Throne for King Ubu UBU ROI; lower left in plate: MERDE / MURDER

Watermarks

FABRIANO

Wikidata ID

Q76338191

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