Untitled (Ocean)

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Untitled (Ocean)

1969

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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Object Details

Title:

Untitled (Ocean)

Date:

1969

Artist:

Vija Celmins (American (born Latvia), born 1938)

Medium:

Graphite on wove paper prepared with white acrylic paint

Dimensions:

Sheet: 14 x 18 3/4 inches (35.6 x 47.6 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Purchased with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and with matching funds contributed by Marion Boulton Stroud, Marilyn Steinbright, the J. J. Medveckis Foundation, David Gwinn, and Harvey S. Shipley Miller, 1991

Accession Number:

1991-19-1

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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