Untitled

1973

Vija Celmins

Associated Names
Vija Celmins

Artist, American, born Latvia, 1938

The image features a minimalist composition of water and sky. The horizon divides the image into water and sky sections. The water shows gentle ripples in varying tones. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray and black against a white backdrop.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Riko Mizuno, Los Angeles, 1973); Stanley and Elyse Grinstein, Los Angels; gift (partial and promised) to NGA, 1991

Associated Names

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, 446-446, color repro.

1993

  • Vija Celmins, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Temporary Contemporary, Los Angeles, 1993-1994.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 123.

2005

  • West!: Frank Gehry and the Artists of Venice Beach, 1962-1978, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, 2005, no cat.

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.446.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 123.

Wikidata ID

Q64633675

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