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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.48.14.1
People
Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Inserted sheet
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: Light Sculptures/Notes on Past Sky Events
Classification
Archival Material
Work Type
ephemera
Date
1992
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/377044

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black marker, black and blue pen, red colored pencil, and adhesive on paper
Dimensions
29.5 × 19.1 cm (11 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, in black marker: ' '92 // OP Waser- / Kubus / Brunnen / "STARPIT" // <--13.5--> <--9--> / <--9--> <--13.5--> // <--13.5--> <--9--> // <--13.5--> <--9--> <--9-->
  • inscription: recto, in blue pen: 1.: 1 [encirlced] - 12 [encircled] / 2.: 13 [encircled] - 24 [encircled] / 3.: 25 [encircled] - 36 [encircled] / 4. : 37 [encircled] - 48 [encircled] / 5.: 49 [encircled] - 60 [encircled] // [perforations number in sequence from 1 to 60] // 13.5 // 9 / 22.5 // 9 / 31.5 // 9 / 40.5 // 9 / 49.5 // 9 / 58.5 // 9 / 67.5 // 9 / 76.5 // 13.5 // 13.5 // 9 / 22.5 // 9 / 31.5 // 9 / 40.5 // 9 / 49.5 // 9 / 58.5 // 9 / 67.5 // 9 / 76.5 // 13.5 / 90
  • inscription: verso, in black marker: Iden / 069 541480

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
2019.48.14.1
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Between pages 27 and 28

Subjects and Contexts

  • Animating the Page

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Verification Level

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