Untitled

1970

Matsumi Kanemitsu

Associated Names
Matsumi Kanemitsu

Artist, American, 1922 - 1992

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image consists of sweeping curves and lines in the upper part, creating an abstract tone. The swirling, layered forms look like overlapping petals or leaves. Below is a textural area with speckles and gradients, possibly resembling a rocky or sandy landscape. The play of light and shadow in the monochrome design adds to its dynamic abstract quality, suggesting the edge of a horizon or the slope of a hillside.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in black on uncalendered Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.3 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.16

  • Series Title

    Mikey Mouse Series: XIII

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. 2925.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: Tam Imp / Kanemitsu / 1970; lower center verso in graphite: 2925 / uncalendered Rives BFK

Markings

IS: Tamarind (T.1); BS: White (T.49)

Wikidata ID

Q74046436

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