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Drawing for "48" Standards" by Mel Bochner — VisualArtsDB

Drawing for "48" Standards"

Drawing for "48" Standards"

1969–1972

Medium: Ink and brown pencil on white wove paper
Dimensions: 30.2 x 22.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Pinholes at upper corners. Remnants of old Japanese paper hinges at upper edges of verso.

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