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Untitled

1963

Sonia Gechtoff

Associated Names

Sonia Gechtoff

Artist, American, 1926 - 2018

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

This image features a large circular shape filled with swirling dark forms above a cone-like structure with jagged, vertical lines. The circular element resembles a distorted face or a cloudy planet, while the triangular cone below it suggests movement or texture. Under the cone, a horizontal band of irregular shapes extends across the image. The composition appears to depict familiar objects against a black background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (stone) in black on white Arches paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 33 x 26.2 cm (13 x 10 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1983.18.505

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. 877.

Inscriptions

on recto: (signed and dated)

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Dowell (T.11)

Wikidata ID

Q74042100

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