Jenny Holzer

Study for Unex Sign #1
1983

A hand-drawn illustration on a piece of paper featuring three animal silhouettes: a horse with a rider, a deer with large antlers, and a goat with curved horns. The animals are colored in with a dark hue, possibly black or purple, against a white background. There are handwritten notes and numbers on the paper, suggesting this might be a draft or part of a series.

A hand-drawn illustration on a piece of paper featuring three animal silhouettes: a horse with a rider, a deer with large antlers, and a goat with curved horns. The animals are colored in with a dark hue, possibly black or purple, against a white background. There are handwritten notes and numbers on the paper, suggesting this might be a draft or part of a series.

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Date
1983

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fiber-tipped pen, correction fluid, and graphite pencil on collaged paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 6 × 13 7/16in. (15.2 × 34.1 cm)

Accession number
85.54.5

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
©Jenny Holzer/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/5360

Part of a series:
Studies for Unex Sign #1
23 works

A minimalist line drawing of a human figure in a horizontal flying pose with arms outstretched, resembling a superhero in flight, against a white background. The figure is drawn with simple black lines and is positioned above a stylized representation of a chair, also in black lines, suggesting the figure is levitating or flying above the chair.

Sketch of a stylized female face with prominent eyelashes and lips, wearing a ruffled collar or garment, drawn in black ink with purple accents on an off-white paper background.

Illustration of a fly with detailed wings and segmented body on a cream-colored background.

A simple line drawing of a clenched fist viewed from the side, with the thumb tucked in and visible above the fingers. The drawing is done in purple lines on a cream-colored background, and the cuff of the sleeve is filled in with black and purple colors. The paper appears slightly wrinkled or creased at the edges.

A sketch of a reclining baby with exaggerated features drawn in bold, dark lines on a piece of paper. The baby's expression is peaceful, and the drawing is stylized with minimal detail. Handwritten notes on the right side of the paper suggest color details for a blue blanket with red where folds are. The number "#55" is also written near the bottom right corner.

A simplistic line drawing of a hand with fingers in a snapping position on a cream-colored paper background, with the paper appearing slightly torn at the top left corner and affixed with pieces of yellow tape on the top left and bottom right corners.

A minimalist line drawing of a hand with the index finger and thumb forming a circle on a cream-colored paper, with pieces of yellow tape on the edges.

Jenny Holzer
35 works in the collection

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