Lee Bontecou

Untitled 5
1967–1968

A black and white etching of a concentric circular design, resembling a tunnel or well, with a bright center and darker outer rings, each separated by cracks or lines. The artwork is centered on a piece of paper with rough edges, and there's handwritten text at the bottom right corner.
A black and white etching of a concentric circular design, resembling a tunnel or well, with a bright center and darker outer rings, each separated by cracks or lines. The artwork is centered on a piece of paper with rough edges, and there's handwritten text at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1967–1968

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching, aquatint, and letterpress

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 × 26 1/4in. (50.8 × 66.7 cm) Sheet (folded): 20 × 13 1/8in. (50.8 × 33.3 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 × 9 1/8in. (24.9 × 23.2 cm)

Accession number
92.81.5

Series
Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

Edition
3/33 | 7 APs, 2 PPs

Publication
Printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Schweber Brothers Investment Group

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/8156

Lee Bontecou
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