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Series Title: Untitled Portfolio

Desert

1975

Vija Celmins

(American, 1939-)
published by

Cirrus Editions

Culture
America
Medium
lithograph, in tan and black
Support
White wove paper (Twinrocker Handmade Rag)
Measurements
Sheet: 41.6 x 50.7 cm (16 3/8 x 19 15/16 in.); Image: 31.4 x 41.6 cm (12 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1995.213
Edition
75 plus 15 artist's proofs, 1 B.A.T., 1 cancellation proof
Impression
66/75
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Since 1967, Vija Celmin's work has explored the metaphysical aspects of nature through careful studies of the ocean surface, the desert floor, and the galaxies. Her interest in nature was stimulated by trips to the desert where she found the "clarity of light, emptiness, and spacial ambiguities (of what is near and what is far away) exhilarating." Her work is ambiguous, implying the infinite while realistically representing the specific. As Celmins explains, "I have found that, aside from art, nature is one of the most amazing and comforting things to me."

Desert

1975

Vija Celmins, Cirrus Editions

(American, 1939-)
America

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