Monday's Witch

1970

Matsumi Kanemitsu

Associated Names
Matsumi Kanemitsu

Artist, American, 1922 - 1992

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image showcases organic and fluid shapes with bold sweeping lines intersecting across the canvas. The abstract composition features navy blue and vivid orange-red colors. Swirling patterns and overlapping layers create an image reminiscent of a turbulent sea or an aerial landscape. Darker regions suggest shadows or imprints, while lighter areas resemble highlights catching the light, similar to natural rock formations or cloudscapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (aluminum and stone) in orange and blueon Rives BFK paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.5 x 30.2 cm (12 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.46

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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. 2935.

Inscriptions

lLrlower center verso ingraphite: 2935 / Rives BFK

Markings

IS: Tamarind (T.1); BS: Hamilton (T.50)

Wikidata ID

Q74046595

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