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Description

The drawing is a study for a larger composition, yet to be identified. According to the scale written at top, the finished work should be 78 inches square. The boundaries of this square are drawn along the pre-printed lines of the graph paper with a ruler and a black ball-point pen. Inside this border, thickly overlaid straight graphite lines radiate from the central section of the baseline (2 1/2 cm. in width) and fan out across the square to cover a 9 1/2 cm. section at the top line. The effect is one of hermetic geometricism, while the carefully worked graphite lines give a material richness that transcends the mundane media. The lower section of the sheet contains five smaller squares, each with a related geometric treatment in graphite.

Dimensions

26.8 x 20.3 cm (10 9/16 x 8 in.)

Provenance

Peter Soriano, New York, New York, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.