Untitled

1960

Lee Bontecou

Associated Names
Lee Bontecou

Sculptor, American, 1931-2022

This is a sculpture-like painting of a textured and structured canvas with an oval aperture. The artwork consists of a canvas that has been constructed in a three-dimensional manner, featuring an oval-shaped indentation or hole in its center. The surface of the canvas appears to be beige or brownish, stretched across the frame and seemingly sewn or patched together with visible stitches, revealing an underlying structure. Along its edges and over the surface, there is an intricate, web-like assemblage of wires and fabric strips suggesting a rugged and tactile quality.
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E415


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metal and canvas relief

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Gewirz

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm (6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in.)
    framed: 18.1 x 20 x 3.8 cm (7 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.52.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gewirz, Bethesda, Maryland; gift (partial and promised) 1992 to NGA; gift completed 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across top verso: BONTECO / U; lower right verso: 1960

Wikidata ID

Q63860940

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