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Dalia Ramanauskas — Grundig Carton
Dalia Ramanauskas — Grundig Carton
Dalia Ramanauskas — Grundig Carton
Dalia Ramanauskas

Grundig Carton

1973

This meticulously rendered work depicts a discarded Grundig brand cardboard box, shown with its lid partially open to reveal crumpled brown packing material inside. The artist employs ink on paper to capture the worn, weathered surface of the corrugated box with remarkable tactile precision, rendering the typography and structural details with documentary clarity. A subtle shadow grounds the object against a neutral cream background, elevating the mundane detritus of consumer culture into a subject worthy of close observation. The work exemplifies the conceptual and photorealist sensibilities of 1970s art practice, where ordinary manufactured goods became vehicles for examining mass production and material culture.

Medium
ink on paper
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 260. Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Drawing Dalia Orena A.

🔨 Auction Lot

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $600$800

Lot 260

For Sale

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Dalia Ramanauskas, Grundig Carton, 1973

This meticulously rendered work depicts a discarded Grundig brand cardboard box, shown with its lid partially open to reveal crumpled brown packing material inside. The artist employs ink on paper to capture the worn, weathered surface of the corrugated box with remarkable tactile precision, rendering the typography and structural details with documentary clarity. A subtle shadow grounds the object against a neutral cream background, elevating the mundane detritus of consumer culture into a subject worthy of close observation. The work exemplifies the conceptual and photorealist sensibilities of 1970s art practice, where ordinary manufactured goods became vehicles for examining mass production and material culture.

Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 20 x 25.1 cm
Year
1973
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Pop Art Adjacent, Consumer Culture, Conceptual Art, European Art, Commercial Objects, Photorealism, Packaging, Neutral Palette, 1970s Art, Everyday Objects, Documentary Art, Material Culture, Monochromatic Study, Waste Materials, Drawing, Hyperrealism, Ink on Paper, Minimal Color, Still Life, Found Objects