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Untitled

1969

Hugh Townley

Associated Names

Hugh Townley

Artist, American, 1923 - 2008

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows fluid, interlocking shapes and lines with variations in tone, creating an abstract composition. The overall red palette conveys shapes resembling hands, claws, and perhaps primitive tools, blending together seamlessly. The abstract design suggests a jigsaw puzzle or collage of organic forms, evoking familiarity with indistinct objects.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (stone) in two reds on Rives BFK paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 30.8 x 25.8 cm (12 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1984.34.1038

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. 2626II.

Inscriptions

across bottom verso in graphite: Tam Imp / Townley '69 / 2626 State II

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Ringness (T.64)

Wikidata ID

Q74064630

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