Drawing for Changes and Disappearances No. 33

1979-1982

John Cage

Associated Names
John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

This is a drawing of a series of abstract shapes and annotations. The image consists of three irregularly shaped sections filled with numerous smaller geometric forms. Each section is labeled with a number, and there are detailed annotations and notes next to each shape. Some of the notes include references to colors like "Cerulean" and "Indigo," and there appear to be numerical guidelines or instructions related to these areas. The drawing includes hand-drawn lines and arrows indicating different segments and directions within the overall composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48.3 x 66 cm (19 x 26 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.142.20


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco: Gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite: [many notations with diagrams overall]

Wikidata ID

Q64582144

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