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PrintsGerman20th century

Untitled, from the portfolio "Eagle"

1974

Artists

Georg BaselitzArtist

Description

The block seems to have been inked in blue first with a more liquid red ink then applied over the blue in a “gallows” design. The block was printed once. In some places, the red ink ran and puddled a little over the white of the blank paper.

Classification

Prints

Technique

Woodcut

Medium

Woodcut printed in blue and red inks on off-white wove paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

block: 43.9 x 33.8 cm (17 5/16 x 13 5/16 in.) sheet: 45.5 x 35.3 cm (17 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Marion Goodman Gallery, Sale, 1982.

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