| 1975 | 'herman de vries. random shapes', Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam |
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v73-116 [random dots in space]
| catalogue number: | 1973.011.7 |
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| date created: | 1973 |
| classification: | works on paper |
| work type: | drawing |
| medium: | [program as V73-72 and V73-73 (sketchbook XIII/VI and VII)] a random quantity of diagonal guides (in groups of 2 to 9) in a 3 × 3 cm grid starting from random points on the four edges; at the intersections of the diagonal guides, dots are placed randomly selected from two possible sizes; each group of guides has 1 out of 5 possibilities; black ink on board |
| dimensions: | 73 × 102 cm |
| signature and inscriptions: | signed (twice) and work number 'V73-116' on the reverse (graphite pencil)] |
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| current repository: | unknown |
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| collecting history: | 'Modern Art, Tribal Art, and 20th Century Furniture', Native Auctions, Brussels, 9 June 2026 (lot 77)
private collection, Antwerp 'Post-War and Contemporary Art', Venduehuis der Notarissen, The Hague, 16 October 2019 (lot 88) private collection (acquired through Galerie Riekje Swart, Amsterdam) |
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| comment: | finished before v73-114 and v73-115 [notes herman de vries 1973] |
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| rights & reproduction: | herman de vries/© Native Auctions, Brussels |
exhibition history
published references
| exhibition catalogue | herman de vries. random shapes (Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam : Amsterdam 1975) no image repr. (catalogue number 36). |
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| exhibition catalogue | herman de vries. toevalstekeningen = random objectivations (Kröller Müller Museum, Otterlo 2015) no image repr., 73. |