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Untitled

1965

Ynez Johnston

Associated Names

Ynez Johnston

Artist, American, 1920 - 2019

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays an array of bold, swirling black lines and geometric shapes scattered across a textured, speckled gray background. The abstract composition includes a variety of shapes, including a partially drawn house with a pointed roof, jagged lines, circular patterns, loops, and curly shapes connecting elements in a chaotic manner. The motifs create a sense of layered complexity and emulate a collage of items in a dreamlike fashion.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (stone) in black on J. Green paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 38.3 x 17.8 cm (15 1/16 x 7 in.)
Accession Number

1983.18.766

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. 1628A.

Inscriptions

lower right: TAM IMP / (signed)

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Gabrielson (T.18)

Wikidata ID

Q74043861

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