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Cyprian Evocation

Artist Brice Marden (American, 1938 - 2023)
Date1992
MediumEtching with aquatint
DimensionsPlate: 8 7/8 × 11 7/8 inches (22.53 × 30.15 cm)
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 26 15/16 inches (53.98 × 68.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds
Object numberF93-6
Signedbottom margin, in pencil: "PP 3/3 B. Marden 92"
Edition/State/Proofed. PP 3/3 (60)
On View
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DescriptionStanding vertical two-headed form with arm- and leg-like protuberances, right, concatenation of twisted supporting shapes below. Twisting, thick, black strokes and narrow lines define contours. Inner surfaces textured with aquatint dots and flecks. One-half-inch-wide vertical borders, right and left, of predominantly diagonal lines over dotted background.
Copyright© Estate of Brice Marden / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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