Play the Piano

1965

Kinji Akagawa

Associated Names
Kinji Akagawa

Artist, American, active 20th century

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image depicts an array of bold, black abstract shapes and lines dominating the composition. Two large circular forms resembling drums or coins are situated at the top. Below them, there is a scratched and textured rectangle, reminiscent of a window or screen. The artwork includes various scribbles and hatches, suggesting familiar imagery like a landscape or abstracted mechanical parts. In the lower portion, scattered geometric forms evoke shattered glass or fragments. The composition is a mix of abstract elements with remnants of recognizable objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in black on Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 47.4 x 34 cm (18 11/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 52 x 36.8 cm (20 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.18.79


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1235.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Kinji Akagawa / Tam. Imp.

Markings

BS: Akagawa (T.2)

Wikidata ID

Q74039703

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