Harvard Art Museums > 2019.47.35.8: Inserted page Archival Material Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Inserted page (Otto Piene) , 2019.47.35.8,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/370946. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2019.47.35.8 People Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany) Title Inserted page Other Titles Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: Gordes/Cloudburst Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1994 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/370946 Physical Descriptions Medium Typed black ink on paper Dimensions 27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Recto, in typed black ink: The field of snow ate snow / until its cheeks blew out whiter than the snow it ate. / Quacking shadows of birds broke over the untouched field. / A blond woman wearing a red coat - irrideschent [sic] red - / fell belly up into the snow. / She dragged her wide coat sleeves back and forth / until her snow trench became a valentine. / The woman pondered the sequence in French:/ champs de neige, mangeant la neige, / les choux, les alles d' oiseaux, / le manteau rouge. / les massacres au jour du Saint Valentin qui rougissaient / la neige. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Elizabeth Goldring Piene, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2019. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Goldring Piene Copyright © Otto Piene Estate Accession Year 2019 Object Number 2019.47.35.8 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Between pages 69 and 70 Subjects and Contexts Animating the Page Related Works 2019.47.35 Otto Piene Untitled (notes, two-page spread) Drawings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
