Letters

1971

William Dole

Associated Names
William Dole

Artist, American, 1917 - 1983

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image features intersecting lines, circular forms, and smudged rectangles creating an abstract composition. Elements resembling letters, partial phrases, tree branches, ink blotches, brush strokes, and scribbles are present, giving the arrangement a collage-like quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 37.47 × 46.04 cm (14 3/4 × 18 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 43.02 × 51.12 cm (16 15/16 × 20 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3004

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 14/20; lower right in graphite: W. Dole 1971; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: OR-73-74; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 71-130

Markings

embossed lower left: [Tamarind bell symbol]; embossed lower left: WO / NT [unidentified symbol]

Watermarks

BFK

Wikidata ID

Q77011328

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