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11 Stones

1989

John Cage

Associated Names

John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

The image shows irregular, overlapping loops and circular shapes in different colors against a textured background. The loops and circles are intertwined, with swirling lines and smudges around them. The circles are more concentrated in the lower left corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color spitbite aquatint and sugarlift on smoked Whatman paper
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

image: 36.8 x 40.6 cm (14 1/2 x 16 in.)
sheet: 58.4 x 46.4 cm (23 x 18 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1996.93.58
Copyright

© John Cage Trust

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA 1996 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Brown, Kathan

Bibliography

2013

Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 91, pl. 16.2.

Inscriptions

across bottom below plate mark: OKTP 9 Stones 2 John Cage '89

Watermarks

along right side: J. Whatman England

Wikidata ID

Q75400539

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