A is for Asparagus
Artist
Robert Heinecken
(American, 1931 - 2006)
Date1971
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 11/16 × 7 1/2 inches (11.91 × 19.05 cm)
Sheet: 5 × 7 7/8 inches (12.7 × 19.99 cm)
Mat: 11 × 14 inches (27.94 × 35.56 cm)
Sheet: 5 × 7 7/8 inches (12.7 × 19.99 cm)
Mat: 11 × 14 inches (27.94 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.62
SignedSigned and dated on sheet recto, bottom, in pencil: "Heinecken 1971";
Signed and dated on window mat, lower right, in pencil: "Heinecken 1971"
InscribedTitled on sheet recto, bottom, in pencil: "A etc #5";
Inscribed on window mat, in pencil: "A is For Asparagus and Acelebration - For Laurie To Tom 1974".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionHand colored photogram. Image of three asparagus spears against a dark background. The top two are overlapping and each one is colored with muted shades of green, blue, orange, and pink.ProvenanceHall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© The Robert Heinecken Trust / Pace MacGill Gallery
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Jochen Wahl
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