The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Silkscreen
1967
(American, 1931–2022)
publisher
© Lee Bontecou
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Lee Bontecou's work is deeply informed by her parents' experiences working during World War II.Description
In the decades following World War II, Lee Bontecou became known for large abstract relief sculptures made from welded metal. She used the soot that resulted from that process to make drawings with the same rich, velvety tone seen in this print. Like Bontecou’s sculpture, the image focuses on a central void. The artist used screenprint to create the flattened black that dominates the print. Unusually, however, she printed on a piece of fabric rather than paper, giving the image a soft, vaguely organic feel.- after 1967-1970Harvey and Penelope D. Buchanan, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH1970-Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 22, 2019).Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1995-January 24, 1996).Materials and Techniques of 20th-Century Artists. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 17, 1976-January 2, 1977).Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1970.24