Frontier I

1975

Mark Balakjian

Associated Names
Mark Balakjian

Artist, British, born Armenia, 1940

The image shows a large, covered object with a draped cloth. It is centered against a backdrop of vertically aligned panels. The color palette is predominantly composed of shades of gray, with hints of dark green and subtle blue hues. In the foreground, a series of horizontal, light-colored planks or panels lead toward the covered object, which appears slightly elevated on these planks. The entire scene is enclosed by the dark vertical panels stretching across the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint and etching in blue-black on Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.5 x 39.7 cm (11 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.2 x 66 cm (19 3/4 x 26 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.15

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: M.BALAKJIAN 75; lower center in graphite: Frontier I; lower left in graphite: 6/50; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 13885-C

Wikidata ID

Q74891706

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