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A black-and-white print portrays the night sky filled with stars and one comet.

A black-and-white print shows a black square dotted with small, white circles. The circles are not all the same size, and they are not evenly spaced apart from each other. Just to the left of the center, there is a small, white diagonal line with a rounded top.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M22131
People
Vija Celmins, American (Riga, Latvia born 1939)
Title
Comet
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Skowhegan Suite 1992
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1992
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255463

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Linoleum cut with added wash to attenuate the effect of the comet's tail
Technique
Linocut
Dimensions
block: 36.1 x 42.4 cm (14 3/16 x 16 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: V. Celmins

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Oberon Press, New York, New York], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, April 13, 1993.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
artist's proof

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Vija Celmins, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Accession Year
1993
Object Number
M22131
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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