Close Your Eyes
Artist
James Drake (American, born 1946)American, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Close Your Eyes
Date2024
MediumGoldpoint, collage, and ink on gessoed wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 5/8 × 15 1/4 in. (29.5 × 38.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Susan Foote and Stephen Feinberg
Object number2026.67
Non exposé
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Exhibition History“Silver and Gold: Metalpoints for Colleen,” Arthur Rogers Gallery, New Orleans, May3-July 12, 2025.
Published References none Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, upper right: CLOSE YOUR EYES // WHAT ARE THOSE FLIRTATIOUS LINES // WINKING THROUGH YOUR MIND // LEFT OVER TRANSLUCENT FORMATIONS // FROM A RECENT MEMORY // HANGING NEONS OF THE FUTURE // A QUIET VIOLET QUIVERING // FOR AN INSTANT
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, center bottom edge: James Drake [cursive] 2024
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, center bottom edge: James Drake [cursive] 2024
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