Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Untitled (Ocean) Made in United States, North and Central America1969 Vija Celmins, American (born Latvia), born 1938 Graphite on acrylic ground on wove paper * Gallery 122, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, first floor 1991-19-1 |
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, 1991LabelIn 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.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
