Robert Smithson

STIGMATA
1962

Intricate black ink drawing on a beige paper featuring a surreal composition with various fantastical elements and creatures. A central vase-like structure with a human figure inside is flanked by a pizza slice with toppings and a column with mechanical parts. Surrounding these are whimsical beings, some with human-like bodies and others with animal-like features, all amidst a scattering of bubbles and organic motifs. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom left.

Intricate black ink drawing on a beige paper featuring a surreal composition with various fantastical elements and creatures. A central vase-like structure with a human figure inside is flanked by a pizza slice with toppings and a column with mechanical parts. Surrounding these are whimsical beings, some with human-like bodies and others with animal-like features, all amidst a scattering of bubbles and organic motifs. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom left.

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Date
1962

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper mounted on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 24 1/8 × 18in. (61.3 × 45.7 cm) Mount (board): 24 9/16 × 18 5/16in. (62.4 × 46.5 cm)

Accession number
2005.128

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Robert Smithson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Robert Smithson
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