Loren Madsen
Knots

Knots
Knots
Knots
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Knots
Date1991
MediumInk on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (Each): 23 1/8 × 24 3/4 in. (58.7 × 62.9 cm)
Overall: 23 × 49 1/2 in. (58.4 × 125.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2017.238.A,.B
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceArtist; given to MFAH, 2017
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sheet A, Recto: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: 13 knots [cursive]
Sheet A, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top left corner: 4714 / HFA
Sheet A, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top left corner: <-- B
Sheet A, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: <-- A

Sheet B, Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: Loren Madsen 1991 [cursive]
Sheet B, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top left corner: 4714 / HFA
Sheet B, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top right corner: B -->
Sheet B, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: A -->
Sheet B, Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: Loren Madsen 1991 [cursive]
Sheet A, Recto: Blindstamp at bottom left corner: [partial] STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE [circled]
Sheet B, Recto: Blindstamp at top right corner: STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE [circled]

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