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1969

Untitled (Ocean)

Vija Celmins

American (born Latvia), born 1938

In this highly finished drawing, Celmins used graphite pencils on paper primed with a thin white acrylic ground. The even strokes and dense tonal gradations produce a sheen in the darkest areas that can be seen when viewing the drawing from below.

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Vija Celmins, Untitled (Ocean), 1969 | Philadelphia Museum of Art