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Untitled

A work made of monotype on japanese paper.

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  • A work made of monotype on japanese paper.

Date:

1964

Artist:

Mira Schendel
Brazilian, born Switzerland, 1919–1988

About this artwork

In 1964, Schendel began a series of monotypes, eventually producing 2,000 prints on Japanese rice paper. Each sheet of paper was placed on an inked piece of glass that had been covered with powder to prevent immediate absorption. Using her finger, or a pointed implement such as a nail, she pressed a drawing into the paper, which then absorbed the ink. The resulting works, more drawings than prints, record the spontaneity and immediacy of the artist’s gesture.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Mira Schendel

Title

Untitled

Place

Brazil (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1964

Medium

Monotype on Japanese paper

Dimensions

46.8 × 23 cm (18 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Nancy Lauter McDougal and Alfred L. McDougal Fund

Reference Number

2017.239.1

Extended information about this artwork

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