Penny Cerling
Jimson Seed

Jimson Seed
Jimson Seed
Jimson Seed
ArtistAmerican, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jimson Seed
  • from the portfolio Seed Packet
Date1986–1987
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumEtching and aquatint in colors on wove paper, edition 6/12
DimensionsPlate: 3 7/8 × 3 7/8 in. (9.9 × 9.9 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 8 3/4 in. (22.7 × 22.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of the marriage of Marilyn Zeitlin and David Folkman
Object number89.316.2
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Prints and Ceramics from Little Egypt Enterprises," Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 6–November 17, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left corner of sheet in pencil "6/12", center "Jimson Weed"

Verso: inscribed in graphite at BR: Lee 440
bottom right corner of sheet in pencil "P.Cerling 1987"
Recto: chopmark, bottom left: Pyramid [Little Egypt chop]
Recto: chopmark, bottom left: A pen nib [Penny Cerling's chop]

Catalogue raisonnéLee 440

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