Untitled (Ocean)
Vija Celmins, American (born Latvia), born 1938
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1969Medium:
Graphite on acrylic-coated wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 18 3/4 inches (35.6 x 47.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1991-19-1Credit 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
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1969Medium:
Graphite on acrylic-coated wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 18 3/4 inches (35.6 x 47.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1991-19-1Credit 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
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.
