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Artist
Eva Hesse
(American, born Germany, 1936 - 1970)
Date1967
MediumInk and graphite on paper, mounted on board
DimensionsImage: 9 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (23.2 × 16.5 cm)
Support: 9 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (23.2 × 16.5 cm)
Support (Secondary): 13 7/16 × 10 1/2 in. (34.1 × 26.7 cm)
Mat: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
Support: 9 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (23.2 × 16.5 cm)
Support (Secondary): 13 7/16 × 10 1/2 in. (34.1 × 26.7 cm)
Mat: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of Lucy R. Lippard, 2018
Object number2018.7.7
DescriptionNine horizontal lines of circles drawn with ink and six vertical on gray backgroundeMuseum Notes
The use of humble materials and the repetition of simple forms are
all hallmarks of Eva Hesse’s paintings, drawings and sculpture. There is an emotional
and psychological intensity in the work that is the result of tension between
contrasting elements. Hesse was an early post-minimalist artist, utilizing
organic and soft forms in her artwork. Those supple qualities are more closely
associated with
human touch and the body than the hard lines of minimalism which are more closely associated with the precision of a machine.
In the mid-1960s, the artist began to create sculpture using non-traditional materials, and is most well known for her pioneering work with latex. Her choice of materials contributed to the muted palette of her later work. Hesse made many drawings based upon concentric circles. While following a simple format, each expresses its own individuality through the placement, quantity, size, and the number of bands nestled within each circle.
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1975