9 Stones

1989

John Cage

Associated Names
John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

The image shows overlapping circular shapes and tinted bands of color, primarily red, green, yellow, and black, situated at the lower part of the composition. The abstract shapes appear to resemble a sequence of rings or loops. The background features a mix of neutral tones with soft, smoky textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color spitbite aquatint and sugarlift on smoked Whatman paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.3 x 35.6 cm (8 x 14 in.)
    sheet: 46.4 x 58.4 cm (18 1/4 x 23 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.93.62

  • Copyright

    © John Cage Trust

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 90, pl. 16.1.

Inscriptions

across bottom below plate mark: OKTP 9 Stones John Cage '89

Watermarks

along top (inverted): J. Whatman England

Wikidata ID

Q75400526

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