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Les Batignolles

1963

Jason Leese

Associated Names

Jason Leese

Artist, American, born 1931

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows fluid and swirling shapes creating an abstract pattern. In the top portion, these shapes resemble wisps moving across the sky. Below, the shapes transition into a pattern that could evoke stacked blocks or crates. The overall composition alludes to a city skyline or natural rock formations, while maintaining an imaginative quality.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (zinc) in black on white Arches paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

sheet: 38.1 x 51 cm (15 x 20 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1984.34.157

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. 940.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Les Batignolles Tamarind Impression; lower right in graphite: Jason Leese; lower left verso in graphite: 940

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Leese (T.29)

Wikidata ID

Q74047261

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