Artist
Vija Celmins (American, born Latvia, 1938)American, born Latvia, 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled #1-5
Date2016
Printed inVentura, California, United States
MediumSeries of five mezzotints, two with colored pencil (no. 2 and no. 5), on wove paper, edition 21/35 (nos. 1-4) and edition 21/35 (no. 5)
DimensionsPlate (each): 15 7/8 × 14 3/4 in. (40.3 × 37.5 cm)
Sheet (each): 21 3/8 × 19 in. (54.3 × 48.3 cm)
Sheet (each): 21 3/8 × 19 in. (54.3 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Judy and Marc Herzstein; Brooke, Dan, Lily, and Brette Feather; and Bari, David, Max, Elise, and Theodore Fishel in memory of Isabell and Max Herzstein
Object number2018.43.1-.5
Non exposé
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Exhibition History"Vija Celmins," Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, February 10–April 22, 2017.
"On Common Ground," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–January 14, 2018.
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