Puppet Series #1

2008

Susan Rothenberg

Associated Names
Susan Rothenberg

Artist, American, 1945 - 2020

Case Hudson

Printer, American, born 1968

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image features disconnected elongated shapes and lines forming an abstract composition on a dark background. The arrangement resembles a human figure in motion with articulated joints, similar to a wooden mannequin or puppet. The limbs and torso are stylized using cylindrical segments connected by thin lines, suggesting movement and flexibility akin to marionette strings. Some parts of the figure appear to be suspended or falling, with some limbs extending out of the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black on Hahnemühle Copperplate wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.62 × 27.62 cm (10 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 42.23 × 40.96 cm (16 5/8 × 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.138.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Maxwell 1987, 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 2165.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: SP 1/8; lower right in graphite: S Rothenberg / 08; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: SR08-3434

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California / © 2008 Susan Rothenberg and Gemini G.E.L. LLC

Wikidata ID

Q77007838

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