Eva Hesse

Enclosed

1969

Not on view

Date
1969

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Gauze tape and rubber

Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 × 9 7/8 × 3 1/4 in. (4.4 × 25.1 × 8.3 cm)

Accession number
74.47.2

Edition
66/100, plus 10 lettered copies reserved for the artists and their collaborators

Credit line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Aaron H. Esman

Rights and reproductions
© The Estate of Eva Hesse. Courtesy of Hauser & Wirth.

API
artworks/5720

Part of a series:
7 Objects/69
7 works

A folded strip of pale dried tofu skin (yuba) resting on a light gray background.
Bronze rectangular plaque engraved with the word FIRE placed against a light background.
A pale mauve silk sheet laid flat with soft wrinkles and folded edges.
A black vinyl record lies next to its sleeve showing a grainy image of a walking person.
Hollow metal cylinder with rough inner edge resting on a flat surface.
A wide rectangular canvas painted an even olive-green with a narrow white border around it.
A black rectangular box topped with a folded pale green and yellow fuzzy textile.


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