Accession Number
1962/1.97

Title
Untitled

Artist(s)
Lee Bontecou

Object Creation Date
1961

Medium & Support
graphite on cream paper

Dimensions
27 1/16 in. x 39 3/8 in. ( 68.8 cm x 100 cm )

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
The drawing explores several manifestations of the circular opening that would become a recurring motif in her sculpture after 1959. The effect Bontecou seems to pursue is the sense that a much deeper space lies behind the paper. The forms have a distinctly organic, extraterrestrial feel to them.

Physical Description
graphite drawing on cream paper, unframed

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
study

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
abstraction
biomorphic
biomorphic abstraction
drawings (visual works)
modern and contemporary art
sketches
study