Purple Egg

1968

Karl Kasten

Associated Names
Karl Kasten

Artist, American, 1916 - 2010

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image consists of a geometric composition with rectangular sections forming a grid-like structure. It includes an oval shape, a silhouette of a person moving, and an angular form. There is a figure resembling a basketball player with the number '44' and another figure in a dress. The composition also has textured patterns and resembles a comic strip or storyboard. Each element contributes to a narrative.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (aluminum and stone) in dark brown and blue-silver on J. Green paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48.3 x 55.4 cm (19 x 21 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.62

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. 2212.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Tam Imp / Karl Kasten / 68; lower center verso in graphite: 2212 / J. / Green

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Folkman (T.16)

Wikidata ID

Q74046683

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