Barry Le Va

Sheets, strips, particles, rolled & cut, grey felt
1968

A piece of graph paper with a complex, abstract drawing composed of numerous overlapping lines and shapes, creating a dense, chaotic pattern. Handwritten text at the bottom right corner appears to provide details about the artwork.
A piece of graph paper with a complex, abstract drawing composed of numerous overlapping lines and shapes, creating a dense, chaotic pattern. Handwritten text at the bottom right corner appears to provide details about the artwork.

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Date
1968

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fiber-tipped pen and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 1/2 × 22in. (44.5 × 55.9 cm) Frame: 22 5/8 × 29 × 1 1/2in. (57.5 × 73.7 × 3.8 cm)

Accession number
P.2011.220

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Barry Le Va
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