Untitled / Lee Bontecou
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1962/1.97
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Lee Bontecou
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1931
- Medium and Support
- graphite on cream paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1961
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Biomorphic abstraction
- Inscription
- Signed and dated, in grahite, l.r.: Bontecou 1961
- Dimensions
- 68.8 cm x 100 cm (27 1/16 in. x 39 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- study
- Physical Description
- graphite drawing on cream paper, unframed
- Subject Matter
- The drawing explores several manifestations of the circular opening that would become a recurring motif in her sculpture after 1959. The effect Bontecou seems to pursue is the sense that a much deeper space lies behind the paper. The forms have a distinctly organic, extraterrestrial feel to them.
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- architectural elements
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- biomorphic
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- forms of expression
- genres
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- people and culture
- sketches
- study
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1211 x 803
- File Size
- 49 KB
- Record
- 1962/1.97
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-1.97/1962_1.97.jpg
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"Untitled; Lee Bontecou." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-1.97/1962_1.97.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
