Flower Head [special proof]

started 1989, published 1991

Jonathan Borofsky

Associated Names
Jonathan Borofsky

Artist, American, born 1942

Kenneth Farley

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Kyle Militzer

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image features swirling lines, curves, and jagged edges creating a dense abstract composition. The shapes interweave and overlap. Soft pastel colors such as pinks, greens, and blues, along with hints of white and black, are used.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching on Meirat Velasquez wove paper [special proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lee and Ann Fensterstock

  • Dimensions

    plate: 38.2 x 29 cm (15 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 80 x 61 cm (31 1/2 x 24 in.)
    framed: 87.6 x 68.6 cm (34 1/2 x 27 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.177.73

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; Lee and Ann Fensterstock, New York; acquired 2000 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1994, no. 67.

1996

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture, Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, 1996, no. 67.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1480.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 7.64. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left corner in graphite: SP 1/5; lower right edge in graphite: Jonathan Borofsky; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JB89-3156

Markings

embossed lower right: © 1991 J.B. & [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q75123575

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