Max Bill
Four Equal Groups Around Four White Squares

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Four Equal Groups Around Four White Squares
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ArtistSwiss, 1908–1994
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • Four Equal Groups Around Four White Squares
Date1969
MediumScreenprint in colors on wove paper, edition XL/LXVI
DimensionsImage: 15 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (40 × 40 cm)
Sheet: 31 7/16 × 19 13/16 in. (79.9 × 50.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Clark
Object number73.57
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Screen, Ink, Pressure: Screenprint Surge at Midcentury" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 29, 2023-TBD [Fifth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Editioned in graphite, bottom left edge: XL/LXVI
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, bottom right edge: bill / 1969 [cursive]
Recto: SIgned in graphite, bottom right edge: bill [cursive]
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