Untitled

started 1993, published 1994

Bruce Nauman

Associated Names
Bruce Nauman

Artist, American, born 1941

Claudio Stickar

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This is a drawing of two hands interacting with each other. The drawing consists of two hands that are sketched with minimal lines. One hand appears to be loosely gripping, with the thumb extended outward and the rest of the fingers curled around what might be an object or part of the other hand. The second hand, positioned above, has a more open gesture, with fingers extended slightly. The overall composition gives the impression of a delicate and fluid interaction between the two hands. The lines are thin and precise. The drawing conveys a sense of intimate communication and focus on detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Lana Gravure wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.01 × 45.4 cm (15 3/4 × 17 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.17 × 55.88 cm (19 3/4 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.139.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cordes 1989, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, 2015-2017

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1637.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 36.40. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

upper left in plate [reversed]: 3 fingers 1 hole; lower right corner in graphite: B Nauman S.P. 1/5 94; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: BN93-3205

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77007833

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