Kindle (for Parkett no. 76)

2006

Julie Mehretu

Associated Names
Julie Mehretu

Artist, American, born Ethiopia, 1970

Parkett Editions

Publisher

Burnet Editions Master Printers

Printer

Greg Burnet

Printer, Australian, born 1953

The image features intersecting shapes and lines that form a dynamic composition. The abstract design includes swirling lines that curve and converge in the center, while finer lines extend outward. These elements collectively give an impression similar to a chaotic landscape or a tangled mass of fibers. The abstraction invites comparisons to natural phenomena such as waves or grass caught in a breeze, with occasional denser clusters of lines adding depth and texture to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and drypoint on Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Neal T. Turtell and Thomas G. Klarner

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
    sheet: 59.06 × 71.76 cm (23 1/4 × 28 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.35.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Parkett 76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christie's, New York, sale, October 31, 2012, lot 280 did not sell); Neal T. Turtell and Thomas G. Klarner

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Mehretu 2006" lower right margin, graphite. "44/60" lower left margin, graphite. "Edition for Parkett no. 76" verso, lower right margin, graphite.

Markings

"Burnet Editions" blind stamp, lower righ tmargin.

Watermarks

"Somerset England" lower right margin.

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