Concetto Spaziale A (Spatial Concept A)

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Photograph by John Bentham.
Concetto Spaziale A (Spatial Concept A)
Photograph by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (Italian, born Argentina, 1899 - 1968)
Publisher (active New York, c.1950 – c.1973)
Date1968
MediumEtching and aquatint with embossing and punched holes on black paper
DimensionsSheet: 25 3/16 × 18 7/8 in. (64 × 48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Elbert Lenrow, Class of 1923
Object number1984.125
Not on view
DescriptionOutlined section w/ protruding bumps of varying size

Additional Details

Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Elbert Lenrow;
? - 1984: Elbert Lenrow, by purchase from the International Graphic Arts Society.
Markings No markings noted.
Signature Signed and dated "L. Fontana '68" at lower right corner in pencil.
Inscribed "196/210" at lower left corner in pencil.
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
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