A Genesis / Gabor Peterdi
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.167
- Title
- A Genesis
- Artist
- Gabor Peterdi
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- Hungary, 1915-2001
- Medium and Support
- color etching on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Gulick
- Inscription
- Signed and dated in pencil, l.r. margin: Peterdi '66 Edition: XVII-L Watermark: A in l.l. margin
- Dimensions
- 50.9 cm x 37.2 cm (20 1/16 in. x 14 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- Along the bottom of the composition are two horizontal bands with white borders. Within these bands are organic shapes bordered in dark lines. At the top half of the composition is square with white borders that showcases a heavily lined scene reminiscent of waves in the ocean. The background of the piece is highly texturized.
- Subject Matter
- This abstract print is part of the portfolio, A Genesis, which included 14 additional etchings by Peterdi as well as 15 poems by John Ciardi. According to the National Collection of Fine Arts' exhibition catalog Gabor Peterdi: Forty-five Years of Printmaking, Peterdi's work consistently explores nature, man, and their interrelationships. These relationships work to evoke a sense of continuity and a reaffirmation of life.
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- Secondary Keywords
- european
- european styles and periods
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 985 x 1465
- File Size
- 187 KB
- Record
- 1970/2.167
- Link to this Item
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"A Genesis; Gabor Peterdi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.167/1970_2.167.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.