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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.60.81
People
Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Untitled (bleed-through from previous page, left page); Untitled ("light tower," right page)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: Light Sculptures/Poster Designs/“Flying People”/Dresden/Maine/Greece
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
sketchbook page, drawing
Date
2000
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/378290

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black and red pen, paper, opaque watercolor, metallic marker, and adhesive on paper
Dimensions
open (approx.): 35.9 × 51.8 cm (14 1/8 × 20 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in black pen:
    1:20 // f. / Montreal / O. Piene / "Winter / Fountain" / with / lights and / steam / '96/2000

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
2019.60.81
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pages 161-162

Subjects and Contexts

  • Animating the Page

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Verification Level

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