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A print centered on a dense, chaotic cluster of overlapping thick black lines. A faint horizontal line crosses near the top edge beside the number. The surrounding area contains light diagonal lines resembling folds in paper and scattered dark smudges.
Sign IV
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Sign IV

Artist Jiri Balcar (Czech, 1929 - 1968)
Date1962
MediumIntaglio
Dimensions9 1/2 x 6 in. (24.1 x 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.80
Collections
Visual DescriptionA print centered on a dense, chaotic cluster of overlapping thick black lines. A faint horizontal line crosses near the top edge beside the number. The surrounding area contains light diagonal lines resembling folds in paper and scattered dark smudges.







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