Untitled (Organic linear form)
Artist
Richard Howard Hunt
American, 1935 - 2023
Date1975
MediumOil pastel on heavy wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 1/4 x 30 in. (56.5 x 76.2 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 30 1/2 × 38 × 1 1/2 in. (77.5 × 96.5 × 3.8 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 30 1/2 × 38 × 1 1/2 in. (77.5 × 96.5 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineBequest to The Murray Collection in honor of Terry A. Murray
Object number2013.1.5
On View
Not on viewCollections
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Works on Paper
SignedLR in pencil: R Hunt 75. Semi-cursive with the R and H printed and the 'un' in the middle of Hunt a squiggly line, not formed letters
InscribedThe "75" that follows the artist's signature in the LR is presumed to refer to the year of the work, 1975. This drawing is clearly related to a group of prints in the Smithsonian collection that are dated 1972.
MarkingsWatermark in paper: ARCHES. stamp on backing: "Bark Frameworks Inc./85 Grand Street/New York 10013. OP-3/Acrylic Glazing/Use no masking tape."
DescriptionOrganic abstraction, branch and/or skeletal reference. Drawn in a medium grey oil pastel. Float mounted in an oxidized silver-colored metal frameExhibition History"Elemental: Marking Their Mark", Rotunda Gallery, April 11, 2015- June 21, 2015ProvenanceNew York, NY, Jane S. Murray2013, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust
