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Lynda Benglis

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1968

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Lynda Benglis

Untitled

1968

Physical Qualities Beeswax and damar resin on Masonite, 30 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (76.2 x 12.1 x 4.4 cm.)
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 1994.156
“I decided my work should be arm’s length and as wide as the brush stroke ... I decided to fire the wax paintings with a Bunsen burner, making the wax surface marbleized. I am interested in this tension of the moment, this frozen gesture.” —Lynda Benglis, 1979
The Baltimore Museum of Art by Gift, 1994; Private Collection; Paula Cooper, Inc., New York; the artist

Inscribed: VERSO: at top, (black marker), 'Lynda Benglis/'69'; at UL, 'TOP/(arrow up)'

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Lynda Benglis

1940–2000

born Lake Charles, LA 1941
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