John Cage

Where R = Ryoanji R/12 - 12/90
1990

A minimalist drawing on off-white paper featuring a series of interconnected, irregularly shaped loops and lines in pencil, with some areas more densely scribbled than others. The artist's signature and the year are visible in the lower right corner. The paper has rough edges, suggesting it may be hand-torn or cut from a larger sheet.
A minimalist drawing on off-white paper featuring a series of interconnected, irregularly shaped loops and lines in pencil, with some areas more densely scribbled than others. The artist's signature and the year are visible in the lower right corner. The paper has rough edges, suggesting it may be hand-torn or cut from a larger sheet.

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Date
1990

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 19 1/4in. (25.7 × 48.9 cm) Image: 10 1/8 × 19 1/4in. (25.7 × 48.9 cm)

Accession number
2016.260

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Carol Mancusi-Ungaro in honor of William J. Steen

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

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