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1967

Bruce Conner

Associated Names

Bruce Conner

Artist, American, 1933 - 2008

The image shows a design with intricate lines covering two rectangular sections separated by a vertical divide. The pattern resembles topographic maps or tightly packed ocean waves. The lines create a textured surface resembling natural formations like sand dunes or wood grain due to their repetitive, flowing contours.

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Artwork overview

Medium

black felt-tip pen on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Werner H. and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky
Dimensions

overall: 21.6 x 28.1 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1998.11.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Werner H. and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky, New York; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Werner H. Kramarsky

Exhibition History

2016

Bruce Conner: It's All True, Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1999

2000 BC: The Bruce Conner Story Part II. Minneapolis, 1999: 65.

2016

Frieling, Rudolf and Gary Garrels, eds. BRUCE CONNER: IT'S ALL TRUE. Exh. cat., San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in association with University of California Press, 2016: 35, 138, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: Bruce Connor / DY CATALOG #42A; lower right verso in blue ink: 1967

Wikidata ID

Q64537776

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