Oracle

1964

Paul Henry Brach

Associated Names
Paul Henry Brach

Artist, American, 1924 - 2007

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image features a large, dark, and opaque expanse with subtle circular shapes emerging from the background. The composition hints at the shapes of celestial bodies or shadows cast by overlapping objects. It recalls the sight of distant planets against the void of space or round objects submerged in water.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) in two green-blues and blue-green on white Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.7 x 4 cm (21 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.18.352

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1135.

Inscriptions

on verso in graphite: Oracle (signed, numbered, dated) Tamarind Imp.

Markings

IS: Tamarind (T.1); BS: Ruocco (T.39)

Wikidata ID

Q74041125

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