Study for "Formula Compound (A Combustion Chamber)"

1982

Dennis Oppenheim

Artist, American, 1938 - 2011

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen with black and blue inks, graphite, and watercolor on cut and taped imitation vellum with green wove paper mounted to paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    overall: 193.04 × 142.24 cm (76 × 56 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.19.3073

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Dennis Oppenheim, Galerie Renée Ziegler, Zurich, Switzerland, 1993, no. 12

1999

  • Collection in Focus: New Acquisitions—Major Works by Dennis Oppenheim, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999

Inscriptions

right edge in purple crayon (vertical): Dennis Oppenheim 1982
text in image:
Study for Formula / Compound Project / For Oakland California 1982 / (From The Fireworks Series) / Using Class A Rockets, Flares, / Fountains. / 40' x 60' x 100'

Wikidata ID

Q64541034

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