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Position of Two Arcs of 184 and 98 (degrees)

1978

Bernar Venet

Associated Names

Bernar Venet

Artist, French, born 1941

The image shows a large circle divided by a vertical line into two segments. The segments resemble pieces of a pie, one larger than the other. The artwork is titled "Position of two arcs of 184° and 98°". The composition is enclosed within a rectangular frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite and gouache on wove paper
Credit Line

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Dimensions

image: 30.4 x 24.1 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
sheet: 39.4 x 33 cm (15 1/2 x 13 in.)
Accession Number

2007.6.324

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Position of two arcs of 184 and 98 (degrees); lower right verso in graphite: Venet / 1978

Wikidata ID

Q64537272

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