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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.67.18
People
Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text, right page)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: Düsseldorf/Horses
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing, sketchbook page
Date
2007
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/372376

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black pen and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
open (approx.): 27.9 × 46.4 cm (11 × 18 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in black pen: Frankfürt/M. / .II.13, Tues, E.'s bday / Mon. II 12 --> I-17-'02 [sic], Sat / for "OPART" show * / opening Fri II-16 at / Schirn Künsthalle / return to DDF. II-17 // return to / US / Thur II-22 / Arr. Logan Airpt. 1230 / * new light room, ca. 4.5 m2 3, 30 h / [w? 2?] perforated walls, perforated / ceiling 3 1/2 m, double / walls (02) for perforations w. / rotating light "mills" / inside, also double / ceiling (ttl. mills 7) / 3 old light sculptures / inside the room: / Scheibenprojektor 1960 / schw. Lichtkugel / "Stedlijk [sic] / Mus." , 1961 [arrow pointing right]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Elizabeth Goldring Piene, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2018.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Goldring Piene
Copyright
© Otto Piene Estate
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
2019.67.18
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pages 35-36

Subjects and Contexts

  • Animating the Page

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Verification Level

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