Sphynx
1984
Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
hardground etching on Rives BFK wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 30.4 x 43 cm (11 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
sheet: 54.5 x 63.1 cm (21 7/16 x 24 13/16 in.) -
Accession
1989.55.73
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1989 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1966
Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1180.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 50.2. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
lower center in graphite: NGA; lower right in graphite: Steinberg; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: ST83-3103
Markings
embossed lower right: [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Saul Steinberg 1984 / published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Wikidata ID
Q74883792