Four Circle

1971

Ronald Davis

Associated Names
Ronald Davis

Artist, American, born 1937

Ron Olds

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Stuart Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Jeff Wasserman

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays a large, abstract composition with a rectangular shape at the center, intersected by four evenly spaced circles. The background features a marbled texture in earthy tones, resembling spilled coffee or tea stains. The overlapping rectangle shows abstract splotches of blue, green, and purple, blending into the background. Together, these elements create a sense of windows or portals in the abstract setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph and screenprint on Arches Cover wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 61 x 81.2 cm (24 x 31 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 76.2 x 99.8 cm (30 x 39 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.26

  • Series Title

    Rectangle

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 360.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 13.4. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left edge in graphite: 66/70; lower right edge in graphite: R. Davis '71; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: RD71-414

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74067712

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