About the Artwork
Untitled
1981
Gordon Newton
1948 - 2019
American
Unknown
Blue felt tipped pen on yellow wove paper
Sheet: 6 × 10 inches (15.2 × 25.4 cm)
Drawings
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of James Pearson Duffy
1999.1141
Copyright not assessed, please contact [email protected].
Markings
Signed and dated, in blue felt tipped pen, lower left, verso: GN. Jan. 1981
Inscribed, in blue felt tipped pen, upper left, verso: volume | transfer | limit Inscribed, to the right of the previous inscription, verso: A. CORAL REEF? (crossed out and replaced with: ALGAE FORMATION) NO (underlined) what GROWS IS ALGAE. | B. RECIRCULATION yes (underlined) | C. DISTILLED WATER?. | D. MARINE LIFE no (underlined and then all crossed out) E. EVAPORATION? % | (Marine Tank Web | MArine Web Tank) | Marine Tank Project. (closed system) | The inside structure possibilities. | -one large pump on left | filters Inscribed, air lines / circulation system. Inscribed, in pencil, upper left, verso: 470
Provenance
1999-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Please note: This section is empty
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Gordon Newton, Untitled, 1981, blue felt tipped pen on yellow wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of James Pearson Duffy, 1999.1141.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback