Untitled

1966

Man Ray

Associated Names
Man Ray

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Robert Bigelow

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This abstract image consists of various shapes and lines composing an intriguing composition. A diamond-shaped form is located in the center, flanked by two elongated oval shapes. Below the central forms are two hand shapes reaching upwards, with thin, stick-like lines adjacent to them. The top of the image is enclosed by a dark wavy line. The overall arrangement creates an abstract depiction that may evoke a face.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 42.07 × 33.66 cm (16 9/16 × 13 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 65.41 × 55.88 cm (25 3/4 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.68.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lunn Limited, New York; acquired 1971 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 20.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 32.1. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 9/125; lower right in graphite: Man Ray

Markings

stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Watermarks

BFK

Wikidata ID

Q65574637

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