Artworks · Mel Bochner

Meditation on Theorem of Pythagorus, from QED

1974 · Chine collé and aquatint on ivory wove paper

Chine: 34.9 × 26.9 cm (13 3/4 × 10 5/8 in.); Left plate: 35 × 27.4 cm (13 13/16 × 10 13/16 in.); Right plate: 35.1 × 27.5 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.); Sheet: 68.2 × 95.4 cm (26 7/8 × 37 9/16 in.)

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Five and Fifth, from QED

1974 · Chine collé and aquatint on ivory wove paper

Chine: 34.9 × 27.1 cm (13 3/4 × 10 11/16 in.); Left plate: 35.2 × 27.4 cm (13 7/8 × 10 13/16 in.); Right plate: 35.3 × 27.5 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.); Sheet: 68.5 × 95.5 cm (27 × 37 5/8 in.)

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Rules of Inference

1974 · Aquatint and etching on paper

Image: 56.3 × 78.4 cm (22 3/16 × 30 7/8 in.); Sheet: 75.6 × 99 cm (29 13/16 × 39 in.)

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Ten from Q.E.D

1974 · Etching and aquatint with chine collé from a portfolio of four etchings and aquatint with chine collé

left plate 13 7/8 x 10 11/16" (35.3 x 27.1 cm)

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Rules of Inference

1974 · Aquatint

plate: 22 1/4 x 31 1/16" (56.5 x 78.9 cm); sheet: 29 7/8 x 39 3/16" (75.9 x 99.5 cm)

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Q.E.D

1974 · Portfolio of four etchings and aquatint with chine collé

Various plate dimensions. Sheet (each approx): 27 x 37 3/4" (68.6 x 95.8 cm)

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Five and Fifth from Q.E.D

1974 · Etching and aquatint with chine collé from a portfolio of four etchings and aquatint with chine collé

left plate 13 7/8 x 10 13/16" (35.3 x 27.5 cm)

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Principle of Detachment from Q.E.D

1974 · Etching and aquatint with chine collé from a portfolio of four etchings and aquatint with chine collé

left plate 13 7/8 x 10 7/8" (35.3 x 27.7 cm)

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Meditation on Theorem of Pythagoras from Q.E.D

1974 · Etching and aquatint with chine collé from a portfolio of four etchings and aquatint with chine collé

left plate 14 x 10 3/4" (35.6 x 27.3 cm)

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Triangle and Square: Points

1974 · Charcoal on paper

29 3/4 x 41 1/2" (75.5 x 105.5 cm)

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Triangular and Square (Second Diagonal)

1974 · Pastel and pencil on paper

38 1/8 x 50 1/8" (96.7 x 127.3 cm)

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Study for Wall Painting

1973 · Colored pencil, black felt-tip pen and graphite on cream wove paper

30.5 × 43.2 cm (12 1/16 × 17 1/16 in.)

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5 + 5

1973 · Aquatint in black on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 15/16 × 14 in.); Sheet: 47.1 × 53.5 cm (18 9/16 × 21 1/8 in.)

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Rules of Inference

1973 · Pencil, gouache, colored pencil, and charcoal on paper

37 3/4 × 50 1/8" (95.9 × 127.3 cm)

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Axiom of Indifference

1972 · Felt-tip pen on masking tape and pennies on floor

installed on two sides of a free-standing wall, dimensions variable, each side apprroximately 24 x 24" (61 x 61 cm)

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Axiom of Indifference

1972 · Felt-tip pen on masking tape and pennies on floor

installed on two sides of a free-standing wall, dimensions variable, each side apprroximately 24 x 24" (61 x 61 cm)

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Axiom of Indifference

1972 · Felt-tip pen on masking tape and pennies on floor

installed on two sides of a free-standing wall, dimensions variable, each side apprroximately 24 x 24" (61 x 61 cm)

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Mental Exercise: Estimating a Corner to Corner Diagonal

1972 · Pencil, colored pencil, and ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30" (56.8 x 76.2 cm)

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Mental Exercise: Estimating a Centered Vertical

1972 · Pencil, colored pencil, and ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30" (56.8 x 76.2 cm)

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Mental Exercise: Estimating a Circle

1972 · Pencil, colored pencil, and ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30" (56.9 x 76 cm)

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Mental Exercise: Estimating the Center

1972 · Pencil, colored pencil, and ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30" (56.8 x 76.1 cm)

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Continuous/Discontinuous Re-Placements

1972 · Felt-tip pen and pencil on notebook paper

14 x 11" (35.5 x 27.9 cm)

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The Laurentian Library

1972 · Ink on paper

6 5/8 x 5" (16.8 x 12.6 cm)

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Diamond Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 45.3 × 38 cm (17 7/8 × 15 in.); Sheet: 50.7 × 38 cm (20 × 15 in.)

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Double Square Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 47.5 × 38 cm (18 3/4 × 15 in.); Sheet: 50.7 × 38 cm (20 × 15 in.)

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Line Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 43.5 × 37.9 cm (17 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50.6 × 37.9 cm (19 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

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Plus Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 47 × 37.9 cm (18 9/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50.8 × 37.9 cm (20 × 14 15/16 in.)

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X Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 44.5 × 37.9 cm (17 9/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50.7 × 37.9 cm (20 × 14 15/16 in.)

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Asterisk Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 44 × 38 cm (17 3/8 × 15 in.); Sheet: 50.6 × 38 cm (19 15/16 × 15 in.)

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Seven Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 44.4 × 38 cm (17 1/2 × 15 in.); Sheet: 50.7 × 38 cm (20 × 15 in.)

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Inverted Y Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 45.5 × 38 cm (17 15/16 × 15 in.); Sheet: 50.7 × 38 cm (20 × 15 in.)

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Eight Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 43.5 × 38 cm (17 3/16 × 15 in.); Sheet: 50.7 × 38 cm (20 × 15 in.)

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T Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 45.2 × 38 cm (17 13/16 × 15 in.); Sheet: 50.7 × 38 cm (20 × 15 in.)

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Triangle Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 46.2 × 38 cm (18 1/4 × 15 in.); Sheet: 50.6 × 38.2 cm (19 15/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

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Square Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

1971 · Color line photo-engraving on off-white wove paper

Image: 45 × 37.9 cm (17 3/4 × 14 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50.8 × 38 cm (20 × 15 in.)

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Translation

1971 · Felt-tip pen on graph paper

14 x 17" (35.5 x 43.2 cm)

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Continuous/Dis/Continuous

1971 · Pencil, red and black felt-tipped pens and blue carpenter's chalk on torn masking tape and wall

Approximately 2" (5.1 cm) high, length variable

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"8" Branch from Counting Alternative Series (The Wittgenstein Illustrations)

1971 · Felt-tip pen, colored pencil, ink, and pencil on paper

22 3/8 x 30" (56.8 x 76.2 cm)

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3 Ideas and 7 Procedures (Theory of Arithmetic), Sheet #1. Proposal for MoMA Exhibition

1971 · Felt-tip pen and masking tape on graph paper

11 x 16 1/2" (27.9 x 42.1 cm)

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3 Ideas and 7 Procedures (Theory of Arithmetic), Sheet #2. Proposal for MoMA Exhibition

1971 · Felt-tip pen, pencil, and masking tape on graph paper

11 x 16 1/2" (27.9 x 42.1 cm)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

1970 · Manila envelope, nine index cards, letterpress print

12.8 × 20.2 (cards/print)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

1970 · Photo offset print on white wove paper

12.7 × 20.4 cm (5 × 8 1/16 in.)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

1970 · Photo offset print on white, lined notecard

12.7 × 20.4 cm (5 × 8 1/16 in.)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

1970 · Photo offset print on white, lined notecard

12.7 × 20.4 cm (5 × 8 1/16 in.)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

1970 · Photo offset print on white, lined notecard

12.7 × 20.4 cm (5 × 8 1/16 in.)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

1970 · Photo offset print on white, lined notecard

12.7 × 20.4 cm (5 × 8 1/16 in.)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

1970 · Photo offset print on white, lined notecard

12.7 × 20.4 cm (5 × 8 1/16 in.)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

1970 · Photo offset print on white, lined notecard

12.7 × 20.4 cm (5 × 8 1/16 in.)

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