Artworks · Lee Bontecou

Plate IV, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching and letterpress laid down on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 23.5 × 17 cm (9 5/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 50.2 × 65.9 cm (19 13/16 × 26 in.)

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Experimental Plate, for Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching with aquatint from one plate in black ink on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 13.2 × 22.5 cm (5 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 23.5 × 38 cm (9 5/16 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Experimental Plate, for Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching from one plate in black ink on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 13.4 × 22.5 cm (5 5/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 22.3 × 38.6 cm (8 13/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

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Plate VI, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching in brown ink on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 22.3 × 30.4 cm (8 13/16 × 12 in.); Sheet: 29.3 × 41.3 cm (11 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

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Experimental Plate, for Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching with aquatint from one plate in black ink, with embossing, on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 13.1 × 22.7 cm (5 3/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 17.3 × 40.8 cm (6 13/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Experimental Plate, for Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching with aquatint from one plate in black ink, with embossing, on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 13.1 × 22.7 cm (5 3/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 17.1 × 40.8 cm (6 3/4 × 16 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate VI, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 22.2 × 30 cm (8 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 24.3 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Plate VI, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching from one plate in orange ink on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 22.2 × 30.3 cm (8 3/4 × 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 29.3 × 41.3 cm (11 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

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Plate V, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 25.5 × 23.6 cm (10 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 40.4 × 28.8 cm (15 15/16 × 11 3/8 in.)

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Plate VI, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 22.5 × 29.6 cm (8 7/8 × 11 11/16 in.); Sheet: 51 × 33 cm (20 1/8 × 13 in.)

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Plate VI, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 22.3 × 30.1 cm (8 13/16 × 11 7/8 in.); Sheet: 37.3 × 54 cm (14 11/16 × 21 5/16 in.)

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Plate IV, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 23.7 × 17 cm (9 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 40.5 × 29 cm (16 × 11 7/16 in.)

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Plate III and V, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Two prints from two plates, one an aquatint with etching and the other an etching, on ivory laid paper

Image/plate, left: 17.4 × 23.5 cm (6 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.); Image/plate, right: 25.2 × 23.3 cm (9 15/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 50.2 × 66.2 cm (19 13/16 × 26 1/8 in.)

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Plate IV, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 23.9 × 17 cm (9 7/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 41 × 29.2 cm (16 3/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

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Plate V, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 25.4 × 23.4 cm (10 × 9 1/4 in.); Sheet: 40.2 × 29.1 cm (15 7/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

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Plate VI, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching from one plate in black ink on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 22.3 × 30 cm (8 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 37.8 × 54.3 cm (14 15/16 × 21 7/16 in.)

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Plate III, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching in green on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 17.5 × 23.5 cm (6 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 27 × 37.5 cm (10 11/16 × 14 13/16 in.)

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Plate IV, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 23.8 × 17 cm (9 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 40.8 × 29.1 cm (16 1/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate III, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 17.5 × 23.5 cm (6 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 51 × 33 cm (20 1/8 × 13 in.)

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Plate III, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching from one plate in black ink with embossing on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 17.5 × 23.5 cm (6 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 29.3 × 40.8 cm (11 9/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

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Plate III, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 17.4 × 23.7 cm (6 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 28.9 × 40.2 cm (11 7/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

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Plate III, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 17.5 × 23.7 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 28.5 × 40.2 cm (11 1/4 × 15 7/8 in.)

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Plate III, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching in black and embossing in white on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 17.2 × 23.5 cm (6 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 29.5 × 40.2 cm (11 5/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

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Plate II, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching with aquatint on off-white wove paper

Image/plate: 16.5 × 14.5 cm (6 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 23.5 × 21.7 cm (9 5/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

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Plate II, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching with aquatint on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.6 × 14.5 cm (6 9/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 40.8 × 29 cm (16 1/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

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Plate II, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching and aquatint in orange on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.5 × 14.7 cm (6 1/2 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 40.3 × 27.7 cm (15 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

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Plate II, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching and aquatint from one plate in black ink on parchment

Image/plate: 16.4 × 14.5 cm (6 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 26.4 × 19.5 cm (10 7/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

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Plate III, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching from one plate in brown ink, with brush and black ink and touches of graphite, on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 17.5 × 23.5 cm (6 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 24.4 × 60.3 cm (9 5/8 × 23 3/4 in.)

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Plate II, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching with brush, black, and gray wash on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.8 × 14.6 cm (6 5/8 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 40.8 × 29 cm (16 1/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

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Plate II, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching with aquatint on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.7 × 14.7 cm (6 5/8 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 40.8 × 29.2 cm (16 1/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

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Plate I from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.2 × 13 cm (6 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 37.3 × 27.3 cm (14 11/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

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Plate II, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching with aquatint on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.8 × 14.9 cm (6 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 40.5 × 29.7 cm (16 × 11 3/4 in.)

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Plate II, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.6 × 14.7 cm (6 9/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 40 × 28.6 cm (15 3/4 × 11 5/16 in.)

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Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on ivory laid paper

28.1 × 19 cm (11 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

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Plate I from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.7 × 13 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 40.1 × 17.4 cm (15 13/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

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Plate I from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.5 × 13 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 37.3 × 27.1 cm (14 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

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Plate I from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Aquatint with etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.3 × 13 cm (6 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 37.3 × 27.2 cm (14 11/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

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Plate I from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Etching on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 16.7 × 13 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 40.7 × 28.9 cm (16 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

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Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on metal leaf, laid down on tan wove paper

Primary support: 56 × 25.4 cm (22 1/16 × 10 in.); Secondary support: 60.1 × 27.5 cm (23 11/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

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Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on gold leaf, laid down on tan wove paper, brush applied varnish over all

Primary support: 49.2 × 24.1 cm (19 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 51.7 × 25.7 cm (20 3/8 × 10 1/8 in.)

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Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on ivory laid paper

28.2 × 19.4 cm (11 1/8 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on ivory wove paper

40.1 × 41.4 cm (15 13/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on ivory laid paper

27.9 × 20.3 cm (11 × 8 in.)

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Type Proof for Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on brown laid paper

41.7 × 31.5 cm (16 7/16 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Type Proof for Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on cream wove paper (paper towel)

27.9 × 23.8 cm (11 × 9 3/8 in.)

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Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on off-white wove paper

Diam.: 33 cm (13 in.)

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Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on ivory wove paper

43.2 × 34.1 cm (17 1/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

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Type Proof, from Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone

1967 · Letterpress on off-white blotter paper

40.5 × 23 cm (16 × 9 1/16 in.)

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