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Pour Daum #2

1979

Lynda Benglis

Associated Names

Lynda Benglis

Artist, American, born 1941

The sculpture depicts an abstracted hourglass or vessel shape with a metallic gold finish. It has a textured surface with irregular patterns and reddish-orange patches scattered across. It is set against a white background, appearing dynamic in a vertical orientation.

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Artwork overview

Medium

plaster over wire mesh and cotton with gold leaf and paint
Credit Line

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Dimensions

overall: 48.2 x 27.9 x 16.5 cm (19 x 11 x 6 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1991.241.33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Exhibition History

2000

Voici, 100 ans d'art contemporain, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Brussels, 2000-2001, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Inscriptions

across top reverse: BENGLIS '79 / "POUR DAUM"; across bottom reverse: 19" x 11" x 6 1/2"

Wikidata ID

Q63860955

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