Nancy Graves
Ruis

Ruis

© Nancy Graves Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Ruis
Ruis
ArtistAmerican, 1939–1995
Print studio
Publisher
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ruis
  • from the series Synecdoche
Date1977
Printed inBedford Village, New York, United States
Published inBedford Village, New York, United States
MediumEtching and aquatint in colors on wove paper, artist's proof 10/10
DimensionsPlate: 19 7/8 × 23 5/8 in. (50.5 × 60 cm)
 Sheet: 31 5/8 × 35 1/2 in. (80.3 × 90.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Barbara Rose
Object number79.140
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceBarbara Rose, New York, by 1979; given to MFAH, 1979.
Exhibition History"Overhead and Under Foot," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 11, 2016—January 29, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below image, bottom left corner: A. P. 10/10
Recto: Signed in graphite, below image, bottom left corner: N. S. GRAVES '77
Recto: Chopmark, below image, left bottom corner: [bisected cube]
Catalogue raisonnéPadon 19

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