Image

Lynda Benglis

Untitled

Description

Maker

Lynda Benglis (American, b. 1941)

Title

Untitled

Year

1993

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Dimensions

22.9 x 30.3 cm (9 x 11 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso inscription: LB-889-D

Credit / Object Number

Credit

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States, a joint initiative of the Trustees of the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection and the National Gallery of Art, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services

Object Number

2009.59.3

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Fifty Works for Rhode Island
Jul 20, 2012 – Dec 02, 2012

Label copy

This untitled drawing from 1993 conveys a sense of immediacy, physicality, and expressive exuberance that are characteristic of Benglis’s better-known sculptural work. The radiating layered lines infuse this drawing with intense energy, while the irregular circular forms recall cells or living organisms. According to Benglis, “Sometimes, I realize that drawings predict what I am thinking. … I only draw to release the idea in my consciousness, unconsciousness.”

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Lynda Benglis (American, b. 1941)
Untitled, 1993
Graphite and ink on wove paper
22.9 x 30.3 cm (9 x 11 15/16 inches)
The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States, a joint initiative of the Trustees of the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection and the National Gallery of Art, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services 2009.59.3

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