Concentric Bearings, B

started 1983, published 1984

Vija Celmins

Associated Names
Vija Celmins

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1938

Doris Simmelink

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This is a photograph of a starry sky and an airplane in flight. On the left side of the image is a black-and-white depiction of a night sky filled with numerous stars and a diagonal streak. On the right side, a grayscale image shows a vintage aircraft flying over a landscape. The juxtaposition between the two images is evident.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint, drypoint, and mezzotint on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    plate (left): 12.6 × 11 cm (4 15/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
    plate (right): 12 × 9.5 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 44 × 37 cm (17 5/16 × 14 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.55.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1989 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, 2015-2017.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1221.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 9.7. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: N.G.A.; lower right in graphite: V. Celmins; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: VC83-3097

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74883087

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