Third Black Quartet

© Mel Bochner

Third Black Quartet

Currently not on view

Third Black Quartet,

1988

Mel Bochner, 1940–2025; born Pittsburgh, PA; died New York, NY; active New York, NY
2004-118

Information

Title
Third Black Quartet
Dates

1988

Maker
Mel Bochner
Medium
Charcoal and pastel on four sheets
Dimensions
sheet (each): 49.5 x 64.8 cm (19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.) overall: 127 x 156.2 cm (50 x 61 1/2 in.) frame: 132 × 160.6 × 6.4 cm (51 15/16 × 63 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Fund for Acquisitions in American Art
Object Number
2004-118
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, New York

Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
Pastel, wove paper, charcoal
Subject
abstraction, cubes

Acquired from Sotheby's NY, Sale No. N01743. Lot No. 0573 (See reference Bib. 5218);

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