1958
(American, 1936–1970)
Etching
Platemark: 14.8 x 10.7 cm (5 13/16 x 4 3/16 in.); Sheet: 20 x 18.4 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 2023.20
Catalogue raisonné: D 222
Edition: unique proof
Impression: 1
This print is notable in that Eva Hesse signed and dated it, suggesting that the artist felt it to be a particularly important and finished work.
This print is one of numerous etchings made early on by the post-minimalist artist Eva Hesse, otherwise known for sculptures created using unusual, organic materials including rubber, plastic, and rope. Early graphic works such as this unique print informed Hesse’s later three-dimensional work in their layered forms and weightless movement. The artist typically printed in only one or a few impressions, despite printmaking’s ability to create multiples.
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