Multiple Mirror

1965

Robert Hansen

Associated Names
Robert Hansen

Artist, American, born 1924

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows a series of elongated oval and rounded rectangular shapes arranged in rows to create abstract faces. The minimalist lines and forms resemble masks or silhouettes with varying expressions and features such as eyes and mouths sketched in a simplistic manner. Some faces have additional details like scribbles or shapes, creating abstract alien-like figures or stylized ghosts. The repetition of these shapes creates an impression of a crowd or gallery of distinct abstract personas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (aluminum) in black on buff Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 30 x 51 cm (11 13/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.1 x 62.5 cm (17 3/8 x 24 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.18.625

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. 1353.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: (signed and dated) / Multiple Mirror / Tamarind Impression

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Akagawa (T.2)

Wikidata ID

Q74042954

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