Violins/Violence

started 1980, published 1983

Bruce Nauman

Associated Names
Bruce Nauman

Artist, American, born 1941

Kenneth Farley

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This is a drawing of three violins with the word "VIOLENCE" written below them. The violins are depicted in a sketchy, abstract manner with prominent contour lines and a sense of movement. The word "VIOLENCE" is written in large, capital letters with a similar sketchy line quality, creating an energetic and chaotic feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on Fabriano Rosapina wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Sonnabend

  • Dimensions

    plate: 60.48 × 83.03 cm (23 13/16 × 32 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 71.1 × 99.4 cm (28 × 39 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.90.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cordes 1989, no. 47

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Sonnabend, Boston, Massachusetts; acquired 1986 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1237.

1989

  • Cordes, Christopher. Bruce Nauman: Prints 1970-89. New York: Castelli Graphics, 1989, p. 122, no. 47.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 36.26. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right corner in graphite: B Nauman N.G.A. 83; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: BN82-3083

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Watermarks

Fabriano

Wikidata ID

Q74875650

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