Untitled

Eva Hesse American, 1936-1970
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About the Artwork

Untitled

1969 or 1970

Eva Hesse

1936-1970

American

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Papier mache and newspaper on masonite

Overall: 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 × 1 1/2 inches (23 × 23 × 3.8 cm) Framed: 15 inches × 14 7/8 inches × 3 inches (38.1 × 37.8 × 7.6 cm)

Sculpture

Contemporary Art after 1950

Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

2023.147

Copyright Not Evaluated

Markings

Inscribed, in black, on verso: Eva Hesse

Christie's paper label on verso

Provenance

the artist;
by 1970-1971, Jon Hendricks [born 1939] (New York, New York, USA);
1981-2020, gift to 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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Credit Line for Reproduction

Eva Hesse, Untitled, 1969 or 1970, papier mache and newspaper on masonite. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.147.

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