About the Artwork
Green Shapes on Handmade Paper
1968
Georg Ettl
1940 - 2014
German
Unknown
Pastel on handmade paper
Overall: 16 1/4 × 12 inches (41.3 × 30.5 cm)
Drawings
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2023.379.1
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Markings
Signed, with inscription, in black marker, lower right, verso: GEORG ETTL
Inscribed, in black marker, upper left, verso: [up arrow] UP | INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANGING: | [scratched out] | [sketch of Nº 1, Nº 2, and Nº 3, with No 1 circled] Inscribed, in black marker, lower right, verso: No 1 | GEORG ETTL | “GREEN SHAPES ON HAND- | MADE PAPER” | DRAWING | [scratched out] Inscribed, in blue, lower right, verso: 1968
Provenance
1972, purchased Willis Gallery
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Georg Ettl, Green Shapes on Handmade Paper, 1968, pastel on handmade paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.379.1.
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