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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.14.42
People
Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled ("symbols for all FLOWERS" and color transfer, right page)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: Centerbeam, CAVS, Black Rose, Bremen Street Musicians, Icarus
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
sketchbook page, drawing
Date
1978
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/373040

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black and red marker and black pen on paper
Dimensions
approx. 35.6 × 55.9 cm (14 × 22 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: In black marker:: symbols for all FLOWERS/ / CHARACTERS / for C.A.V.S./ / "C.B." D.C. program // 50' ⌀ "BROCKTON" / ANEMONE // 45' ⌀ / "MILWAUKEE" / ANEMONE // 8' ⌀ / BLACK / ROSE // 17' ⌀ / BLACK / ROSE // 50' ⌀ / "BRUSSELS" / FLOWER // "BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS" / CAT DONKEY DOG POSSTER // "ICARUS" / DAEDALUS ICARUS
  • inscription: In black pen:: ("Minor / Black / Rose") / ("Majore / Black / Rose")

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Elizabeth Goldring Piene, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2018.

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
2019.14.42
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pages 83-84

Subjects and Contexts

  • Animating the Page

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Verification Level

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