Untitled

1970

Matsumi Kanemitsu

Associated Names
Matsumi Kanemitsu

Artist, American, 1922 - 1992

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays an abstract composition with a textured background filled with irregular black and white patterns and splotches. Splattered white dots and streaks are present across the canvas, resembling paint drips. Curving, broad strokes on the right side suggest the abstract outline of a shell-like form or a swirling wave, contrasting with the more chaotic patterns elsewhere. The abstraction conveys a sense of unpredictability and artistic spontaneity.
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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

    1984.34.17

  • Series Title

    Mikey Mouse Series: XIV

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. 2926.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Tam Imp / Kanemitsu / 1970; lower center verso in graphite: 2926 / uncalendered Rives BFK

Markings

IS: Tamarind (T.1), White (T.49)

Wikidata ID

Q74046441

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