The Master Builder

2000

Chris Burden

Associated Names
Chris Burden

Artist, American, 1946 - 2015

This is a drawing of a structural design concept. The image shows a rectangular sheet of white paper with a hand-drawn diagram in black ink. The diagram represents a conceptual structure with a tall, narrow base, horizontal steps marked with numbers, a horizontal line, and a curved line. The white paper is placed on a larger yellow graph paper with grid marks and measurement indicators. Annotations and guidelines along the borders indicate distances. The arrangement suggests a technical or architectural drawing in progress.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) pen and black ink on plastic film adhered to yellow masking paper b) offset lithograph on plastic film adhered to yellow masking paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet (a, irreg.): 26 × 33.1 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/16 in.)
    sheet (b, irreg.): 26.4 × 29.5 cm (10 3/8 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.247.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

a) "page 10 of Master Builder" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
b) "page 12 / of Master / Builder" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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Watermarks

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