About the Artwork
Enclosed
1969
Eva Hesse (Artist) American, 1936-1970 Tanglewood Press, Inc. (Publisher) American
Pliable object made from a gauze-like tape, liquid rubber, wrapped around a blown balloon and powdered
Overall (approx.): 3 × 10 inches (7.6 × 25.4 cm)
Sculpture
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2023.155.2
Copyright Not Evaluated
Markings
Printed tag reads: EVA HESSA | ENCLOSED | Pliable object made from a gauze like tape, | dipped in liquid rubber, wrapped around a blown | balloon and powdered. Average 3 x 10 inches. Editioned, in black pen, lower right of tag: 55/100
Provenance
1972, sold by (Franklin Siden Gallery, Detroit, Michigan, USA);1972-2020, purchased by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA);
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA), accessioned to the collection in 2023
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Eva Hesse, Enclosed, 1969, pliable object made from a gauze-like tape, liquid rubber, wrapped around a blown balloon and powdered. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.155.2.
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