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Fish

1985

Lothar Baumgarten

Associated Names

Lothar Baumgarten

Artist, German, 1944 - 2018

This image shows a collection of feathers arranged intricately within a structure of wooden sticks, with overlaid textual elements. The photo captures dark feathers, likely from a bird, arranged behind horizontal wooden poles creating a grid-like pattern. The feathers exhibit texture and some have spine-like structures. Various words in different colors and orientations are superimposed over the image, written in a stylized script to add visual complexity. The words appear in red and yellow hues, interacting with the feather arrangement.

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Artwork overview

Medium

screenprint in black, red, and yellow on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Wolfgang Wittrock, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 68.1 x 100.3 cm (26 13/16 x 39 1/2 in.)
sheet: 80 x 115 cm (31 1/2 x 45 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1991.57.26
Series Title

Vom Aroma der Namen

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 486-487, color repro.

Bibliography

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.486.

Inscriptions

below image, lower right in graphite: Baumgarten 85; lower left in graphite: 26/35

Wikidata ID

Q74888365

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