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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25971
People
Eva Hesse, American (Hamburg, Germany 1936 - 1970 New York, NY)
Title
Enclosed
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: 7 Objects/69
Classification
Multiples
Work Type
multiple
Date
1969
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/69795

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Latex-soaked and coated wallpaper tape wrapped around a truncated balloon
Technique
Molded
Dimensions
21.8 x 9.5 x 4.9 cm (8 9/16 x 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[G. W. Einstein, Company, Inc., New York, New York], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, February 10, 2004.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
74/100
Standard Reference Number
B. 88

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© The Estate of Eva Hesse. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
M25971
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Kathryn Ann Pasternak, "Sculptural Works by Eva Hesse: Inventiveness and Impermanence in Twentieth Century Art" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1985), Unpublished, pp. 1-167 passim

Exhibition History

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