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Night Sky Woodcut

Vija Celmins

Susan Sheehan Gallery United States

Artwork details

Artist

Vija Celmins

Title

Night Sky Woodcut

Description

Printer and Publisher: Grenfell Press, New York
Frame size: 25 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches
Signed and numbered in pencil, lower margin

Date

1997

Medium

Woodcut

Edition

30, plus proofs

Signature

Signed

Catalogue Raisonne

MMA 40

Sheet

17 5/8 x 12 1/2 inches

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

The Artist

Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins is a Latvia-born artist who works in several mediums, including printmaking, charcoal, and oil painting. She arrived in the US aged 10, speaking no English, and found art as a way she could express herself without needing words. Early in her career, in the early 1960s, Celmins created several pop sculptures and representational paintings, including monochromatic panels. Much of her work reflects the photo-realistic, abstract, and minimalist styles, and nature and natural phenomena are themes depicted in many of her pieces. She painted a huge range of environments, from rocks to stars, from spider webs to the sea. She is well-known for focusing on organic details and embracing natural imperfection.