Untitled

1968

Zarina

Associated Names
Zarina

Artist, American, born India, 1937 - 2020

The image shows several elongated rectangular shapes arranged vertically, with some overlapping. The composition features rectangles in black and brown tones with textures resembling wood grain. The pattern resembles vertical planks or slats of a fence or tree bark, creating an interplay between structure and randomness, suggesting a forest of standing wooden posts.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.9 × 32.8 cm (18 1/16 × 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 51.7 × 40.2 cm (20 3/8 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.7.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; to Marvin Walowitz (co-owner of India Ink Gallery in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, CA); Private Collection, acquired at Hughes Estate Sale California, 14 October 2017, lot 117; to Private Collection, acquired at Sotheby's Boundless: India, Mumbai, November 2019, lot 23; (Luhring Augustine, New York); purchased by NGA 2022

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"3/5 Zarina 68" lower left margin, graphite.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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