Il suo essere fino al 49 anno d'età in un'ora fantastica (His Being Until the 49th Year of Age in a Fantastic Hour)

1972

Giuseppe Penone

Associated Names
Giuseppe Penone

Artist, Italian, born 1947

The image shows concentric circular lines on the left, transitioning into linear, parallel lines stretching horizontally toward the right edge. The composition resembles tree growth rings on the left and the texture of wood grain on the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    frottage with graphite on canvas lined paper

  • Credit Line

    Glenstone in honor of Eileen and Michael Cohen

  • Dimensions

    image (scroll unrolled): 762 × 19.5 cm (300 × 7 11/16 in.)
    overall (scroll unrolled): 787.4 × 20.7 cm (310 × 8 1/8 in.)
    overall (scroll rolled): 7 × 24.5 cm (2 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: Il suo essere fino al 49 anno d'età in un'ora fantastica 20/30 Giuseppe Penone 1972

Wikidata ID

Q76438759

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