Untitled (1)

1968

Michael Mazur

Associated Names
Michael Mazur

Artist, American, 1935 - 2009

Maurice Sánchez

Printer, American, born 1945

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

This is a drawing of abstract shapes and lines. The image presents a set of flowing, organic lines that suggest a form. The lines are light and appear to be sketched in a single color, giving the drawing a soft and minimalistic feel. The composition is simple, using variations in line thickness and shading to add depth and dimension to the abstract shapes. The background is plain, allowing the viewer's focus to remain on the lines and forms that overlap and interweave.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in beige on Copperplate Deluxe wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.2 x 45.9 cm (13 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.276

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hansen 2000, no. 190

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1984 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 2334 II.

2000

  • Hansen, Trudy V. The Prints of Michael Mazur, with a Catalogue Raisonné 1956-1999. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2000, no. 190.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: tam Imp; lower right in graphite: Mazur; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2334 II / Copperplate Deluxe

Markings

embossed lower left: [Tamarind] [Maurice Sánchez]

Wikidata ID

Q74048022

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