Leo Rabkin

Words on Edge
1997

A black and white abstract drawing with dense, scribbled lines and shapes filling the majority of the space, gradually becoming less dense towards the bottom. The artwork is signed and titled at the bottom, with the text "5/100 Iron - words on edge" and a signature that appears to read "Rausen '77." The drawing is centered on a white background.
A black and white abstract drawing with dense, scribbled lines and shapes filling the majority of the space, gradually becoming less dense towards the bottom. The artwork is signed and titled at the bottom, with the text "5/100 Iron - words on edge" and a signature that appears to read "Rausen '77." The drawing is centered on a white background.

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Date
1997

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 13/16 × 9 3/4in. (32.5 × 24.8 cm) Image: 7 7/8 × 6 1/16in. (20 × 15.4 cm)

Accession number
98.32.30

Edition
5/100 | 10 APs, 5 Archival impressions

Publication
Printed by Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper; published by American Abstract Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of American Abstract Artists

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/11783

Part of a series:
American Abstract Artists 60th Anniversary Print Portfolio
38 works

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Leo Rabkin
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