Courtyard

1962

Allan Kaprow

Associated Names
Allan Kaprow

Artist, American, 1927 - 2006

The image shows an abstract sculpture in front of a building. The sculpture features irregular, crumpled forms that appear interconnected. It is dark in color, possibly black or deep brown, with a rugged, textured appearance like metal or heavily coated fabric. The sculpture is on a pedestal with cloth draped down its sides. The setting seems to be at night with lights casting shadows and illuminating the sculpture against the backdrop of a multi-story building. The contrast from the lighting accentuates the contours of the sculpture against the night sky and building.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Eileen and Michael Cohen

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.93.30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Kaprow, Allan. Assemblage, Environments & Happenings. New York, 1966: 136; fig. 185.

2008

  • Meyer-Hermann, Eva, Andrew Perchuk, and Stephanie Rosenthal eds, Allan Kaprow: Art as Life. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2008: 22, 23, 28, 158-161; figs. 1 and 4.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: 1-10

Wikidata ID

Q64073104

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