Smudge, 1968/2010

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TitleSmudge

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1968/2010

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsDry pigment on wall

LocationCollection of Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsConceptual art--United StatesWall drawing (Conceptual art)Color in art

StatusInstallation Fraenkel Gallery, 2010

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Why Would Anyone Want to Draw on the Wall?

Mel Bochner

Mel Bochner Drawings: A Retrospective

In the spring of 1970, the Jewish Museum opened Using Walls, the first museum survey to explore the phenomenon of artworks drawn directly on the wall. Included in the exhibition were Sol LeWitt, Robert Ryman, Lawrence Weiner, Richard Tuttle, Daniel Buren, and myself. At the opening of the exhibition, I happened to overhear a young painter say, “I still don’t get it, why...

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Mel Bochner

PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

Related print edition pages: pp.185-187

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00315.8

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Chapter subject tags:Bochner, Mel, 1940-Conceptual art--United StatesMural painting and decorationGraffiti

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Language Is Not Transparent

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 01

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1970

Object typePainting

MaterialsChalk on paint on wall

Dimensions72 × 48 in. (182.9 × 121.9 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

https://collections.lacma.org/node/209836

Accession numberM.2004.61

Language Is Not Transparent

Proposal for Wall Piece: Grids

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1968

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsSpray paint and pencil on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Proposal for Wall Piece: Grids

Proposal for Wall Piece: Smudge

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1968

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCarpenter's chalk and pencil on paper

LocationCollection of Larry and Susan Marx

Proposal for Wall Piece: Smudge

Superimposed Grids (Blue)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1968

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsDry pigment on wall

LocationCollection of the artist

Superimposed Grids (Blue)

Circle with 2 Measurements (By Formula)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1969

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsCharcoal and paint on wall

LocationCollection of the artist

Circle with 2 Measurements (By Formula)

Eye-Level Cross-Section (Estimated and Measured)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1971

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsColored pencil on wall

LocationCollection of Dr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Bonomo, Spoleto, Italy

Eye-Level Cross-Section (Estimated and...

Eye-Level Cross-Section (Estimated and Measured)

Antecedent

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPastel on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Antecedent

Planar Arc

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1978

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPastel on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Planar Arc

Four Shapes

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973/1976

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPastel on paper

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

https://collections.lacma.org/node/215616

Accession numberM.2008.97.2

Four Shapes

Two Planar Arcs

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1977

Object typePainting

MaterialsAcrylic on wall

LocationCollection of the artist

Two Planar Arcs

Measurement: 180 Degrees

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1968

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsTwine, nails, and charcoal on wall

LocationCollection of the artist

Measurement: 180 Degrees

Remarks on Color

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1997

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil and alkyd on paper; 2 sheets

LocationCollection of the artist

Remarks on Color

Measurement: 12" × 12" × 12"

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1999

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Measurement: 12" × 12" × 12"

Counting: 4 Rotations (Continuous #2)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1997

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationCollection of Frank and Deenie Brosens

Counting: 4 Rotations (Continuous #2)

Sputter

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2011

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal and acrylic on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Sputter

Language Is Not Transparent (Babel)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date2019

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsOil pastel and acrylic on wall

LocationCollection of the artist

Language Is Not Transparent (Babel)

Hesse Page, Judd Page, Scientific American (1), and LeWitt Page

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1966

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsFour identical 3-ring binders each with 100 photocopies of studio notes, working drawings, and diagrams collected by the artist

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/169818

Accession number639.2013.a-d

Hesse Page, Judd Page, Scientific...

Hesse Page, Judd Page, Scientific American (1), and LeWitt Page

Untitled (Study for Cantor's Paradox)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and pencil on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Untitled (Study for Cantor's Paradox)

Study for Atoll

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1983

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal, pastel, and Conté crayon on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Study for Atoll

Do I Have To Draw You A Picture?

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2020

Object typePainting

MaterialsEnamel on paper

LocationPrivate Collection

Do I Have To Draw You A Picture?

Jew (Study)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2008

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Jew (Study)

Jew

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2010

Object typePainting

MaterialsEnamel on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Jew

Don't Hold Your Breath

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2008

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Don't Hold Your Breath

Exasperate

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2019

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Exasperate

Blah, Blah, Blah

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2008

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Sandro Manzo

Blah, Blah, Blah

Blah Blah Blah

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2019–2020

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationCollection of Amelia and Eliot Relles

Blah Blah Blah

Ha Ha Ha

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2019–2020

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationPrivate collection

Ha Ha Ha

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2019–2020

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationPrivate collection, Nashville

Ha Ha Ha

I Forget What I Forgot

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2015

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil and pencil on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

I Forget What I Forgot

Self-Portrait (After Chardin)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2001

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on postcard

LocationCollection of the artist

Self-Portrait (After Chardin)

Wrap: Portrait of Eva Hesse

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2001

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal and pencil on paper

LocationPrivate collection, Japan

Wrap: Portrait of Eva Hesse

Blah, Blah, Blah

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date2008

Object typeOther

MaterialsRubber stamp on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Blah, Blah, Blah

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2008

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationCollection of Beth Rudin DeWoody

Blah, Blah, Blah

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2008

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationCollection of Jacki Ochs and Jan Kroeze

Blah, Blah, Blah

Oh Well

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2010

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Oh Well

Working Drawing for Oh Well

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2010

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and charcoal on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Working Drawing for Oh Well

Oh Well

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2010

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Oh Well

Babble

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2011

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Babble

Measurement 12" (Gray)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1999

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Measurement 12" (Gray)

Quotation Piece: There is a Labyrinth

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1971

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsChalk on floor

LocationCollection of Dr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Bonomo, Spoleto, Italy

Quotation Piece: There is a Labyrinth

Rules of Inference

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1972

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsChalk and pebbles on floor

LocationCollection of the artist

Rules of Inference

Measurement Standards (page 3)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on graph paper in notebook

LocationCollection of the artist

Measurement Standards (page 3)

48" Standards (#1)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1969

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsPaper, tape, and Letraset on wall

LocationBaltimore Museum of Art

Accession number2019.102

48" Standards (#1)

Measurement Standards (pages 5, 9, 15, 29, 33, 37)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on graph paper in notebook

LocationCollection of the artist

Measurement Standards (pages 5, 9, 15,...

Measurement Standards (pages 5, 9, 15, 29, 33, 37)

Measurement Standards (pages 17, 21, 25, 41, 45, 49)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on graph paper in notebook

LocationCollection of the artist

Measurement Standards (pages 17, 21, 25,...

Measurement Standards (pages 17, 21, 25, 41, 45, 49)

Measurement: Wall

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1969/2016

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsVinyl on wall

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/239142/measurement-wall

Accession number2017.98

Measurement: Wall

Skeleton (Vertical)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1979–1980

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal with stumping and erasing on paper

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/73603

Accession number1980-134-1

Skeleton (Vertical)

Vertigo

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1982

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal, Conté crayon, and pastel on canvas

LocationAlbright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York

https://www.albrightknox.org/artworks/198247-vertigo

Accession number1982:47

Vertigo

Split Infinity

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1993

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal and pastel on paper; 8 sheets

LocationEstate of Werner H. Kramarsky

Split Infinity

Perspective Insert

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1995

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal and chalk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Perspective Insert

Measurement: 1" to 12"

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1993

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal, chalk, and acrylic on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Measurement: 1" to 12"

Yiskor (For the Jews of Rome)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1993

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Yiskor (For the Jews of Rome)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1993/2020

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsBurnt matchsticks on army blanket on floor

LocationCollection of the artist

Yiskor (For the Jews of Rome)

Counting: Intransitive (Red and Black)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1994

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsOil on newspaper; 20 sheets

LocationCollection of the artist

Counting: Intransitive (Red and Black)

Continuous/Dis/Continuous

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1971/1987

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk, pigment and tape on paper

LocationCollection of Tony Ganz

Continuous/Dis/Continuous

Wittgenstein Illustrations

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1971

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on paper; 10 sheets

LocationCollection of the artist

Wittgenstein Illustrations

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading (Rotations)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on paper

LocationNational Museums in Berlin

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading...

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading (Rotations)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on paper

LocationNational Museums in Berlin

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading...

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading (Rotations)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on paper

LocationNational Museums in Berlin

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading...

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading (Rotations)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on paper

LocationNational Museums in Berlin

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading...

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading (Rotations)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on paper

LocationNational Museums in Berlin

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading...

Counting Alternatives: Second Reading (Rotations)

Fourth Range

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Fourth Range

Study for To Count: Transitive

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsColored pencil on paper; 3 sheets

LocationCollection of the artist

Study for To Count: Transitive

Counting: Transitive (1–4)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsBurnt matchsticks on board

LocationCollection of the artist

Counting: Transitive (1–4)

Rules of Inference

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPencil, gouache, colored pencil, and charcoal on paper

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/284008

Accession number324.2018

Rules of Inference

Five by Four

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1972

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsStones and chalk on floor

LocationCollection of the artist

Five by Four

Ten to 10 (Zones)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1975

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal and Conté crayon on paper

LocationThe Estate of Sondra Gilman Gonzalez-Falla

Ten to 10 (Zones)

Three, Five, Four

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1973

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal and gouache on wove paper

LocationDavid Owsley Museum of Art, Muncie, Indiana

http://ballstate.dom5183.com:8080/objects-1/info?query=mfs%20any%20%22bochner%22&sort=0

Accession number1986.019.000

Three, Five, Four

A Study for Theory of Boundaries; #1–4

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

A Study for Theory of Boundaries;...

A Study for Theory of Boundaries; #1–4

Counting (Rocks)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsFelt-tip pen on paper

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/33600

Accession number67.1987

Counting (Rocks)

No Vantage Point: Eye-Level Crossection of Room

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and pencil on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

No Vantage Point: Eye-Level Crossection...

No Vantage Point: Eye-Level Crossection of Room

Theory of Painting (Part One)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on graph paper

LocationEstate of Werner H. Kramarsky

Theory of Painting (Part One)

Theory of Painting (Part Two)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on graph paper

LocationEstate of Werner H. Kramarsky

Theory of Painting (Part Two)

Theory of Painting (Part Three)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on graph paper

LocationEstate of Werner H. Kramarsky

Theory of Painting (Part Three)

Theory of Painting (Part Four)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and colored pencil on graph paper

LocationEstate of Werner H. Kramarsky

Theory of Painting (Part Four)

Counting: 4 Rotations

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1970

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Counting: 4 Rotations

Random Numbers #1

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1970

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsLetraset on graph paper

LocationCollection of Pamela and Arthur Sanders

Random Numbers #1

Notecards…

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1969

Object typeOther

MaterialsInk on notecards; 12 cards

LocationCollection of the artist

Notecards…

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1969

Object typeOther

MaterialsInk on notecards; 12 cards

LocationCollection of the artist

Notecards…

Language Is Not Transparent

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1969

Object typeOther

MaterialsRubber stamp on notecards; 4 cards

LocationCollection of the artist

Language Is Not Transparent

Eye Level: Estimated/Measured

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1971

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPencil and colored pencil on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Eye Level: Estimated/Measured

Jasper's Dilemma

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1968

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and pencil on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Jasper's Dilemma

Singer Notes

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1968

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsScanned drawings in binder; 52 sheets

LocationCollection of the artist

Singer Notes

Singer Notes (Sheet 2)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1968

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsScanned drawing in a binder

LocationCollection of the artist

Singer Notes (Sheet 2)

Singer Notes (Sheet 43)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1968

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsScanned drawing in a binder

LocationCollection of the artist

Singer Notes (Sheet 43)

8 1/2" × 11"

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1968

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

8 1/2" × 11"

8" Measurement

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1969

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsBlack fiber-tipped pen on white wove graph paper

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/196058/8-measurement

Accession number2014.1331

8" Measurement

Self/Portrait@80

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2021

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsCharcoal on canvas

LocationCollection of Lizbeth Marano

Self/Portrait@80

Child's Play 1

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1966

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsPaint on seventy-two wooden blocks

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/193938/child-s-play-1

Accession number2008.186

Child's Play 1

36 Photographs and 12 Diagrams

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1966

Object typeInstallation

Materials36 gelatin silver prints and 12 ink drawings on board

LocationArchives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/items/detail/installation-view-scale-models-and-drawings--exhibit-dwan-gallery-13382

Accession number13382

36 Photographs and 12 Diagrams

Alfaville, Godard's Apocalypse

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1968

Object typeOther

Locationfrom Arts Magazine 42, no. 7 (May 1968): 14–17

Alfaville, Godard's Apocalypse

Jew

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date2008

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationPrivate Collection

Jew

Portrait of Duchamp

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1968

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Portrait of Duchamp

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationThe Irving Stenn Jr. Drawings Collection

Study for Double Solid Based on Cantor's Paradox

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsBlack fiber-tipped pen and graphite on blue-lined graph paper

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/182814/study-for-double-solid-based-on-cantor-s-paradox

Accession number2004.892

Study for Double Solid Based on Cantor's...

Study for Double Solid Based on Cantor's Paradox

Cantor's Paradox (Double)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1966

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsPaint on cardboard and balsa

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/184133/cantor-s-paradox-double

Accession number2004.477.1

Cantor's Paradox (Double)

Untitled (Study for 3-Way Fibonacci Progression)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and black ink on blue-lined graph paper

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/182815/untitled-study-for-3-way-fibonacci-progression

Accession number2004.897

Untitled (Study for 3-Way Fibonacci...

Untitled (Study for 3-Way Fibonacci Progression)

3-Way Fibonacci Progression

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1966

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsPaint on cardboard and balsa

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/187041/3-way-fibonacci-progression

Accession number2004.477.4

3-Way Fibonacci Progression

Untitled (Child's Play!: Study for 7-Part Progression)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and black ink on off-white wove paper

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/198974/untitled-child-s-play-study-for-7-part-progression

Accession number2009.190

Untitled (Child's Play!: Study for...

Untitled (Child's Play!: Study for 7-Part Progression)

Project: Room-Block

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and pencil on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Project: Room-Block

Project: Floor Labyrinth

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and pencil on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Project: Floor Labyrinth

Project: Seven Tiers

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and pencil on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Project: Seven Tiers

Project: Forced Perspective

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Project: Forced Perspective

Portrait of Sol LeWitt

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Portrait of Sol LeWitt

Portrait of Robert Smithson

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Portrait of Robert Smithson

Self/Portrait

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationPrivate collection

Self/Portrait

Minimal Art—The Movie

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and pencil on paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Minimal Art—The Movie

Cause and Effect

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Cause and Effect

Description: Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be...

Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1966

Object typeInstallation

MaterialsFour identical 3-ring binders each with 100 photocopies of studio notes, working drawings, and diagrams collected by the artist

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/169818

Accession number639.2013.a-d

Working Drawings and Other Visible...

Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art

Four Sets: Rotations and Reversals

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on tracing paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Four Sets: Rotations and Reversals

(N+1) Center Sets

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationCollection of the artist

(N+1) Center Sets

Projected Plan for 42 Photographs Tri-Axial Rotation of a Cube

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1966

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen, ink, and felt-tip marker on paper

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/234001/projected-plan-for-42-photographs-tri-axial-rotation-of-a-cube

Accession numberObj: 234001

Projected Plan for 42 Photographs...

Projected Plan for 42 Photographs Tri-Axial Rotation of a Cube

Untitled (Study for Isomorphic Circles)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1967

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPencil on Mylar

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/234002/untitled-study-for-isomorphic-circles

Accession numberObj: 234002

Untitled (Study for Isomorphic Circles)

Study for Photo Piece (One Point Perspective)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1967

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on graph paper

LocationPrivate collection, Houston

Study for Photo Piece (One Point...

Study for Photo Piece (One Point Perspective)

Tracing (Surface Deformation): Recrumpled

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1967

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk on tracing paper

LocationCollection of the artist

Tracing (Surface Deformation):...

Tracing (Surface Deformation): Recrumpled

Pounce Drawing

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 30

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1968

Object typePainting

MaterialsSpray paint on graph paper

LocationCollection of Beth Rudin DeWoody

Pounce Drawing

48" Standards (#9)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameBochner, Mel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1969

Object typeOther

MaterialsBrown paper stapled to wall, black tape, and Letraset

Dimensions38 × 60 in.

48" Standards (#9)

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