Al Held
Abstraction

Abstraction

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Abstraction
Abstraction
ArtistAmerican, 1928–2005
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Abstraction
Date1974
PlaceUnited States
MediumGraphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 24 3/4 × 41 1/16 in. (62.9 × 104.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City; Hassam and Spicher Purchase Fund
Object number84.179
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Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: 2 [encircled] of 2 (74.7) / 74.8 A
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: 1 [encircled] of 2 (74.8) / 74.7
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Verso: Signed in graphite, lower left center: Al Held / 74
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