Vija Celmins

Untitled (Saturn)
1985

A grayscale image of a celestial body resembling Saturn, centered on a black square background, with a white halo around the planet and rings. The artwork is set against a larger white canvas with the artist's signature and the year 1985 in the lower right corner.
A grayscale image of a celestial body resembling Saturn, centered on a black square background, with a white halo around the planet and rings. The artwork is set against a larger white canvas with the artist's signature and the year 1985 in the lower right corner.

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Date
1985

Classification
Prints

Medium
Mezzotint

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 9 1/4in. (27.9 × 23.5 cm) Plate: 2 1/2 × 2 1/4in. (6.4 × 5.7 cm)

Accession number
98.84.2

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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