Vija Celmins

Untitled (Night sky)
1985

A black and white image depicting a starry night sky with numerous white specks representing stars scattered across a dark background. The image is centered within a white border that contains handwritten text and numbers at the bottom, suggesting it may be an artwork or print.
A black and white image depicting a starry night sky with numerous white specks representing stars scattered across a dark background. The image is centered within a white border that contains handwritten text and numbers at the bottom, suggesting it may be an artwork or print.

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Date
1985

Classification
Prints

Medium
Mezzotint

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 14 9/16in. (29.8 × 37 cm) Plate: 8 3/16 × 9 7/16in. (20.8 × 24 cm)

Accession number
98.84.1

Series
The View

Edition
AP | Ed. 120

Publication
Printed by Simmelink/Sukimoto Editions; published by Library Fellows, Whitney Museum of American Art

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Vija Celmins in honor of Flora Miller Biddle

Rights and reproductions
© Vija Celmins

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Vija Celmins
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