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

The image is a simple line drawing depicting two hands. The hands are shown in a gesture resembling a gentle grasp or clasp, with one hand appearing to envelop the other. There are no facial features or hair visible. The drawing is done with thin, sketchy lines on a plain, light-colored background. There are no visible objects, jewelry, or significant elements besides the hands. The artwork is signed in the bottom right corner with a note indicating the year 1984.

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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: 38.89 × 45.09 cm (15 5/16 × 17 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.17 × 55.88 cm (19 3/4 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.139.12

  • 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1639.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 36.42. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in plate [reversed]: 10 fingers / 5 holes; lower right corner in graphite: B Nauman S.P. 1/2 94; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: BN93-3207

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

Q77007836

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