China Mainland [working proof 1]
1994
Artist, American, born 1946
Printer, Chinese
Janis Provisor
Artwork overview
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Medium
color woodcut on three sheets of laid Xuan Zhi paper [working proof 1]
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet (a, irreg.): 36.8 × 32 cm (14 1/2 × 12 5/8 in.)
sheet (b): 39.4 × 30.9 cm (15 1/2 × 12 3/16 in.)
sheet (c): 36.9 × 31.4 cm (14 1/2 × 12 3/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2024.132.594.a-c
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Catalogue Raisonné
[working proof 1]
Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
a) "J. Provisor O.K. to Print WITH CORRECTIONS WITH[stricken] / MARCH 10, 1995" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "No. 3" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "DARKEN EDGE SLIGHTLY" upper center composition, graphite, artist's hand. "SOFTEN / BLEED / EDGE" upper left composition, graphite, artist's hand. "I forgot / to mention- / please lighten / gold here top of stripe / just use a little more WATER" upper left composition, pen and black ink, artist's hand. "SOFTEN-BLEED" center composition, graphite, artist's hand. "FINISH LOOP" lower left composition, graphite, artist's hand.
b) "Janis Provisor O.K. to print WITH CORRECTIONS" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "MARCH / 10, / 1995" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "2[encircled]" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "PINK LOOKS GOOD" upper center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "DARKER / BLUE" upper right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "gold Looks good" upper right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "NEED MORE WHITE LINES HERE" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Darken LINE" lower center composition, graphite, artist's hand. "LOOKS / MUDDY- / COLOR / NEED TO / BE CLEARER / & / BRIGHTER" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "MORE CONTRAST IN GRAY" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand.
c) Not signed. Not dated. "No. 1" upper left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "too heavy" upper right composition, graphite, artist's hand."WRONG COLOR- / NEEDS TO BE / BRIGHTER / & / LIGHTER" center right composition, graphite, artist's hand. "TRY TO MAKE / WHITE SPOT / LARGER." center left composition, graphite, artist's hand. "too heavy" center right composition, graphite, artist's hand. "NOT ENOUGH / VARIATION" center right composition, graphite, artist's hand. "BLUE DOT DARKER" center left composition, graphite, artist's hand. "VERY GOOD" lower center composition, graphite, artist's hand. "Make 3 large balls more / like this" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand.
Markings
None.
Watermarks
None.