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Element-1, Earth

1991

Edda Renouf

Associated Names

Edda Renouf

Artist, American, born 1943

The image shows a grid of vertical, parallel lines made up of closely spaced tiny dashes, forming a rectangular shape in the middle of the canvas. The arrangement can suggest a barcode or a group of thin trees viewed from afar. The lines are evenly spaced, highlighting the uniform but slightly varied pattern, similar to textures seen in nature like grass or hair.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite and ink with incised lines on wove Rives BFK paper
Credit Line

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Dimensions

overall: 50.8 x 49.9 cm (20 x 19 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2007.6.205

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Element-1, Earth; lower right in graphite: Edda Renouf 1. 1991

Wikidata ID

Q64556304

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