Vija Celmins

Untitled (Tree and night sky)
1985

A black and white artwork featuring two square images side by side on a white background. The left image shows a solitary tree in a misty landscape, while the right image depicts a starry night sky with several shooting stars. The artist's signature and the year 1996 are written in pencil at the bottom right corner.
A black and white artwork featuring two square images side by side on a white background. The left image shows a solitary tree in a misty landscape, while the right image depicts a starry night sky with several shooting stars. The artist's signature and the year 1996 are written in pencil at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1985

Classification
Prints

Medium
Mezzotint

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/16 × 13in. (26.5 × 33 cm) Plate (Left): 3 3/4 × 3 5/8in. (9.5 × 9.2 cm) Plate (Right): 3 7/16 × 3 5/16in. (8.7 × 8.4 cm)

Accession number
98.84.4

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

API
artworks/12020

Vija Celmins
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