John Cage

30 Drawings by Thoreau
1974

Abstract artwork featuring a variety of colorful, loosely drawn shapes and lines on a cream-colored background. The composition includes elements that resemble organic forms, such as a circular shape with radiating lines in the center, and other ambiguous forms in brown, green, blue, and orange hues. The image has a playful, spontaneous quality, with some shapes outlined in bold and others filled in with a lighter touch. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom left corner.
Abstract artwork featuring a variety of colorful, loosely drawn shapes and lines on a cream-colored background. The composition includes elements that resemble organic forms, such as a circular shape with radiating lines in the center, and other ambiguous forms in brown, green, blue, and orange hues. The image has a playful, spontaneous quality, with some shapes outlined in bold and others filled in with a lighter touch. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom left corner.

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Date
1974

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 30 5/16 × 20 1/8in. (77 × 51.1 cm)

Accession number
80.34.1

Edition
AP 21/30 | Ed. 100

Publication
Printed by Simca Print Artists; published by Multiples, Inc.; published by Castelli Graphics

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Calvin Tomkins

Rights and reproductions
© 1960 by Henmar Press, Inc. C.F. Peters Corporation. Sole selling agent. All rights reserved. Used by kind permission.

API
artworks/3670

Part of a series:
The Cunningham Portfolio
7 works

Colorful, wavy lines in a grid pattern drawn with crayons on an off-white paper, signed by the artist.
Abstract artwork featuring a variety of colorful, loosely drawn shapes and lines on a cream-colored background. The composition includes elements that resemble organic forms, such as a circular shape with radiating lines in the center, and other ambiguous forms in brown, green, blue, and orange hues. The image has a playful, spontaneous quality, with some shapes outlined in bold and others filled in with a lighter touch. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom left corner.
A vibrant abstract painting with swirling patterns in shades of orange, yellow, green, and a hint of blue, giving the impression of dynamic movement across the canvas.
A minimalist sketch of a figure in a ballet pose on a pale background with faint outlines of other figures and a signature at the bottom right.
A lightly textured yellowish paper with minimal markings, including a few faint lines and what appears to be a signature at the bottom left corner, along with the initials "M.D." printed in the bottom right corner.
Silhouetted figure against a floral patterned background, holding a chair, with a subtle glow outlining the form.
A black and white abstract geometric print featuring a series of interlocking shapes and lines that create a maze-like pattern. The artwork has a signature in the bottom right corner and is numbered in the bottom left corner.

John Cage
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