Concentric Bearings, D

started 1983, published 1984

Vija Celmins

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1938

Doris Simmelink

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Kenneth Farley

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint, aquatint, drypoint, and photogravure on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate (left): 11.75 × 9.53 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
    plate (center): 20.7 × 13.7 cm (8 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
    plate (right): 24.2 × 17.9 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 45.72 × 56.99 cm (18 × 22 7/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1989.55.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1994, no. 6.

1996

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture, Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, 1996, no. 6.

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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1222.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 9.9. 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: VC83-3098

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74883091

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