Donald Baechler

Arithmetic Head
1993

Abstract artwork with red numerical figures forming a face on a yellow background, accompanied by small images including a target, window, chalice, and ship.
Abstract artwork with red numerical figures forming a face on a yellow background, accompanied by small images including a target, window, chalice, and ship.

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Date
1993

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint and collage

Dimensions
Sheet: 36 × 28 1/8in. (91.4 × 71.4 cm)

Accession number
2008.54.1

Edition
55/75

Publication
Printed and published by Spring Street Workshop, New York; published by Pace Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Altria Group, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© Donald Baechler / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/34598

Part of a series:
Untitled
3 works

Abstract artwork with red numerical figures forming a face on a yellow background, accompanied by small images including a target, window, chalice, and ship.
A collage featuring abstract shapes and patterns on a parchment-like background. The central figure resembles a stylized face with a brown cap, mustache, and two dots for eyes, composed of various cut-out shapes in brown, blue, and red. Surrounding the face are additional geometric shapes in different colors and patterns, including a black and white dotted triangle, a solid black pentagon, and a teal diamond. In the bottom right corner, there's a small, detailed illustration of a ship on water with trees and a flag in the background. The top left corner includes a target-like circle with concentric rings. The artwork has a signature and date at the bottom left.
An abstract artwork featuring a large green rose-like shape on a textured beige background. The rose is composed of thick, irregular lines and is connected to a green stem with two leaves. Surrounding the central image are various smaller elements: a black and white halftone patterned rectangle, a line drawing of a hand holding a glass, a simple line drawing of a drum, and a colorful illustration of a ship at sea with a red cloud above it. The bottom left corner has the artist's signature and date.

Donald Baechler
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