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Dan Flavin — Guggenheim Tondo
Dan Flavin — Guggenheim Tondo
Dan Flavin — Guggenheim Tondo
Dan Flavin — Guggenheim Tondo
Dan Flavin

Guggenheim Tondo

1992

Dan Flavin's Guggenheim Tondo is a double sided mezzotint featuring purple ink on one side and green on the other, printed on handmade paper. The work is distinctive in its presentation, with the full sheet rolled and fastened with a single stitch, creating an unusual sculptural quality for a print. This innovative binding method transforms the traditional flat print into an object with dimensional presence. Created in 1992, the circular composition suggests an architectural or astronomical reference. The mezzotint technique allows for subtle tonal gradations in both color variations.

Medium
double-sided mezzotint in purple and green (one on each side) on handmade paper, the full sheet rolled and fastened with a single stitch (as issued)
Dimensions

Notes

Signed, dated and numbered to interior '12/25 Dan Flavin 92'. This work is number 12 from the edition of 25 published by the Guggenheim Museum, New York.

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Dan Flavin, Guggenheim Tondo, 1992

Dan Flavin's Guggenheim Tondo is a double sided mezzotint featuring purple ink on one side and green on the other, printed on handmade paper. The work is distinctive in its presentation, with the full sheet rolled and fastened with a single stitch, creating an unusual sculptural quality for a print. This innovative binding method transforms the traditional flat print into an object with dimensional presence. Created in 1992, the circular composition suggests an architectural or astronomical reference. The mezzotint technique allows for subtle tonal gradations in both color variations.

Medium
double-sided mezzotint in purple and green (one on each side) on handmade paper, the full sheet rolled and fastened with a single stitch (as issued)
Dimensions
13.3 x 48.3 cm
Year
1992
Seen at
Wright, Chicago, United States

Related themes

Printmaking Innovation, Mezzotint, Purple Green, Dimensional Presence, Circular Composition, Double Sided Print, Unconventional Format, Rolled Paper, Double-Sided, 1990s Art, Tonal Gradation, Color Variation, Mezzotint Technique, Handmade Paper, Material Process, Unconventional Binding, Color Contrast, Tondo Shape, Sculptural Object

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Alex Capecelatro, Carolyn Lynx, Gigi Rutkowski