random structures - an essay
| catalogue number: | hdv 1971.012.1a-h |
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| creation date: | 1971 |
| classification: | works on paper |
| work type: | collage series |
| medium: | coloured squares (3 × 3 cm) arranged in a grid pattern with at random choice of colour (10 colours); coloured board on board + title page, in paper folder |
| dimensions: | 1 + 8 sheets each 32.5 × 32.5 cm |
| signature and inscriptions: | signed, dated/dedicated 'voor jan en tineke hoekstra a'dam 19-6-1971 herman' and poem on the inside of the paper folder
signed, dated and numbered '1/1' on the title page (graphite pencil) 1a. signed, dated/work number 'V71-08E' and numbered 'I' on the reverse (graphite pencil) 1b. signed, dated/work number 'V71-11E' and numbered 'II' on the reverse (graphite pencil) 1c. signed, dated/work number 'V71-12E' and numbered 'III' on the reverse (graphite pencil) 1d. titled 'random change', signed, dated/work number 'V71-13E' and numbered 'IV' on the reverse (graphite pencil) 1e. signed, dated/work number 'V71-17E' and numbered 'V' on the reverse (graphite pencil) 1f. titled 'hidden random fields', signed, dated/work number 'V71-16E' and numbered 'VI' on the reverse (graphite pencil) 1g. titled 'random clustering', signed, dated/work number 'V71-26' and numbered 'VII' on the reverse (graphite pencil) 1h. signed, dated/work number 'V71-27' and numbered 'Ib' [as V71-08] on the reverse (graphite pencil) |
| edition: | 1/1 |
| current repository: | collection Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar |
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| collecting history: | 'Post-War and Contemporary Art', Christie's Amsterdam, April 30-May 1, 2019 (lot 101) Jan and Tineke Hoekstra collection, Haren (acquired directly from the artist in 1971) |
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| comment: | text poem '10 kleuren als bewijs van vrijheid': so weiss / als weiss / so weiss / wie weiss / ich weiss / weiss du
created in cooperation with Ellen [= Helena] Hendriks (E) |
| photo/scan: | courtesy Christie's Amsterdam |
| rights & reproduction: | herman de vries |