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Compro

1977

George Herms

Associated Names

George Herms

Artist, American, 1935 - 2026

The image features rough rectangular shapes layered over each other, with a vertical striped line running through the center. The torn edges and mixed colors create an abstract composition dominated by beige and black. The text "Compro" is prominent, accompanied by letters and simple shapes in the corners.

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Artwork overview

Medium

collage with rubber stamping on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy
Dimensions

sheet: 49.21 × 43.18 cm (19 3/8 × 17 in.)
Accession Number

2015.115.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2011; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: G. Herms 1977; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 1; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: XK.218

Wikidata ID

Q64571449

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