Atlas Eclipticalis (Mixer Manipulation)

John Cage

Associated Names
John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

This is an image featuring abstract marks and lines on a cream-colored background. Black lines, numbers, symbols, and degrees are visible, along with horizontal lines that structure the composition. The elements are irregularly spaced, creating a sense of rhythm and movement. The drawing suggests precision and may evoke mathematical or scientific concepts, but its abstract nature leaves it open to interpretation.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, November 11, 1977-January 1, 1978

Bibliography

1977

  • Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1977, 40

Inscriptions

notations overall; on mount, lower left in graphite: Atlas Eclipiticalis (Mixer Manipulation); on mount, lower right in graphite: John Cage

Wikidata ID

Q64582129

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