Sixth Stone II

Lee BontecouWW-1964-095922

1964·Lithograph from five stones in black, brown, ocher, white, and red ink on tan wove paper·Image: 92 × 70 cm (36 1/4 × 27 9/16 in.); Sheet: 120.8 × 82.5 cm (47 9/16 × 32 1/2 in.)

Closely related to Fifth Stone, Sixth Stone I, II, and III are largely variations on the same image. They differ only in the number of stones used (printed in black, brown, ocher, red, and white) and the type of surface these are printed on (two on paper, one on muslin). These were Bontecou’s first fully colored prints.

Catalogue

Year: 1964
Medium: Lithograph from five stones in black, brown, ocher, white, and red ink on tan wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 92 × 70 cm (36 1/4 × 27 9/16 in.); Sheet: 120.8 × 82.5 cm (47 9/16 × 32 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Lee Bontecou

Artist

Lee Bontecou

Sculpture

The work of abstract sculptor Lee Bontecou evades easy categorization. Although not affiliated with any artistic movement, her objects share similarities with Minimalism and Abstract Expressionism and evoke early Cubist sculpture. Her sculptures are typically defined by dark cavernous voids at their centers, and posses an industrial, seemingly mechanical aesthetic.

Providence, RI, USA

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