Agnes Denes Color Lithograph "Map Projections - The Snail." Color lithograph, 1976, pencil signed, dated, titled and numbered 21/50 in the lower margin by the artist Agnes Denes (American/Hungarian, b. 1931.) In a substantial wooden frame. From the collection of a prominent US Corporation. Dimensions are 34 in h x 39.5 in w x 1.25 in d. Condition is good with wear to frame. Please call or email for a detailed condition report.
AGNES DENES The Reflection. Color lithograph on Japan paper, 1981. 550x447 mm; 21⅝x14⅝ inches, full margins. Signed, dated, titled and numbered 30/75 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Fox Graphics Editions Ltd., Boston. Published by the artist and Jill Epstein, New York. A very good impression.
AGNES DENES Probability Pyramid, Study for Crystal Pyramid. Blueprint in black on cream wove paper, 1976. 257x355 mm; 10¼x14 inches. Signed, titled and dated in white crayon, lower recto. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, New York, by the American art critic Donald Kuspit (born 1935), New Jersey; private collection, New Jersey.
Agnes Denes exhibition catalogs, two 1974-75, 1978 bound printed paper 8.5 h x 8.75 w in (22 x 22 cm) 8 h x 8 w in (20 x 20 cm) Lot includes Perspectives at Corcoran Gallery of Art and Sculptures of the Mind: Philosophical Drawings at DAAD Berliner. Signed and inscribed to one example 'To Kasper Koenip with best wishes Agnes Denes'. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Agnes Denes New York / Hungary, (b. 1938) Watermelon People, late 1950s/early '60s lighted acrylic pyramid sculpture rare example. Electric works, but one might want to consider having it rewired in the future. Provenance: A private collection, Indianapolis. Acquired from the artist. Biography from the Archives of askART: Conceptual artist Agnes Denes, born in 1938, draws from science and philosophy in her art. She was educated at the New School for Social Research and Columbia University in New York City. Fascinated by Einsteinian physics, she explores the structure of matter and idea, and, it is said, the mysteries of human existence. Mathematical diagrams and projected maps, often on graph paper, such as the "Study of Distortion Series: Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space: The Snail," or the "Pyramid Series," reflect this. Denes says, "We must create a new language, consider a transitory state of new illusions and layers of validity, and accept the possibility that there may be no language to describe ultimate reality, beyond the language of visions." She is interested in the invisible becoming visible and has completed a series of extremely close-up photographs. Agnes Denes is one of the originators of Conceptual art as an American artist. Denes has investigated the physical and social sciences, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, art history, poetry and music and transformed her explorations into works of visual art. Denes is also a pioneer of environmental art, dealing with ecological, cultural and social issues in her work which is often monumental in scale. Perhaps best know for Wheatfield -- A Confrontation (1982), a two-acre wheat field she planted and harvested in downtown Manhattan, a work that addresses human values and misplaced priorities. In 1996 she completed in Finland "Tree Mountain -- A Living Time Capsule", a massive earthwork and reclamation project that reaches four-hundred years into the future to benefit future generations with a meaningful legacy. In 1998 she planted a forest of endangered species in Australia and a cropland in the heart of Caracas, Venezuela. Agnes Denes has had over 325 solo and group exhibitions on four continents, including Documenta VI in Kassel (1977), three Venice Biennales (1978, 1980, 2001) and "Master of Drawing" Invitational at the Kunsthalle in Nurnberg (1982). She has shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. In 1992 she had a major retrospective at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University, for which five art historians contributed catalogue essays. An artist of enormous vision, Denes has written four books and holds a doctorate in fine arts. Among her numerous awards are the Rome Prize for the American Academy in Rome (1997-98); the Eugene McDermott Achievement Award from M.I.T., "In Recognition of Major Contribution to the Arts" (1990); the American Academy of Arts and Letters Purchase Award (1985); four National Endowment Fellowships and four NYSCA grants; and the DAAD Fellowship from Berlin. Denes is a Research Fellow at the Studio For Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University; the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at M.I.T. and the Courant Institute at N.Y.U. She lectures extensively at universities in the U.S. and abroad and has participated in global conferences in Moscow, Oxford, Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto, etc. Selected public collections include: Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; National Museum of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art; and Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.; Kunsthalle, Nurnberg; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, and many others. FEATURED WORKS "Wheatfield A Confrontation" 2 Acres of wheat planted & harvested, Battery Park landfill, downtown Manhattan summer 1982 (with Statue of Liberty across the Hudson) After months of preparations, in May 1982, a 2-acre wheat field was planted on a landfill in lower Manhattan, two blocks from Wall Street and the World Trade Center, facing the Statue of Liberty. Two hundred truckloads of dirt were brought in and 285 furrows were dug by hand cleared of rocks and garbage. The seeds were down by hand and the furrows covered with soil. The field was maintained for four months, cleared of wheat smut, weeded, fertilized and sprayed against mildew fungus, and an irrigation system set up. The crop was harvested on August 16 and yielded over 1000 pounds of healthy, golden wheat. Planting and harvesting a field of wheat on land worth $4.5 billion created a powerful paradox. Wheatfield was a symbol, a universal concept, it represented food, energy, commerce, world trade, economics. It referred to mismanagement, waste, world hunger and ecological concerns. It called attention to our misplaced priorities. The harvested grain traveled to twenty-eight cities around the world in an exhibition called "The International Art Show for the End of World Hunger", organized by the Minnesota Museum of Art (1987-90). The seeds were eventually carried away by people who planted them in many parts of the globe. "Tree Mountain A living Time Capsule" 11,000 People, 11,000 Trees, 400 Years 1992-1996, Ylojavi, Finland A huge manmade mountain measuring 420 meters long, 270 meters wide, 28 meters high and elliptical in shape was planted with eleven thousand trees by eleven thousand people from all over the world at the Pinzio gravel pits near Ylojarvi, Finland, as part of the massive earthwork and land reclamation project by environmental artist Agnes Denes. The project was officially announced by the Finnish contribution to help alleviate the world's ecological stress. Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, Tree Mountain is protected land to be maintained for four centuries, eventually creating a virgin forest. The trees are planted in an intricate mathematical pattern derived from a combination of the golden section and the pineapple/sunflower patterns. Tree Mountain is the largest monument on earth that is international in scope, unparalleled in duration, and not dedicated to the human ego, but to benefit future generations with meaningful legacy. People who planted the trees received certificated acknowledging them as custodians of the trees. The certificate is an inheritable document valid for twenty or more generations in the future. The project is innovative nationally and worldwide. This is the very first time in Finland and among the first ones in the world when an artist restores environmental damage with environmental art planned for this and future generations. Tree Mountain, conceived in 1982, affirms humanity's commitment to the future well being of ecological, social and cultural life on the planet. It is designed to unite the human intellect with the majesty of nature. "A Forest for Australia" 6000 trees of varying heights planted into five spirals to form step pyramids, Altoona Treatment plant, Melbourne, Australia. "Uprooted and Deified" Two-meter banner with tree image and poetry installed above Via Garibaldi, Venice Biennale, Italy, 2001. Fully grown tree was unearthed with its roots intact, then painted gold and installed floating horizontally in midair, for the Goteborgs Internationella Konstbiennal, Sweden, summer 2001. "Masterplan -Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie" Twenty-five year masterplan to bring into prominence and environmentally sustainable the 100 km long defense line dotted with 70 forest built from the 16th to the mid-19th centuries in the center region of the Neatherlands. Belveder Project, 2001. Inundation Map; Proposed Forestations; Proposed Windmill Locations; Present/Proposed Wildlife Preserves, Wildflower Meadows and Gardens; Proposed Crystal/Glass Fort. ARTIST'S STATEMENT: My work ranges between individual creation and social consciousness. It addresses the challenges of global survival and is often monumental in scale. I plant forests on abused land, and grow fields of grain in the heart of megacities. These works are intended to help the environment and benefit future generations with a meaningful legacy. My environmental works include: Wheatfield -- A Confrontation, a 2-acre wheatfield planted and harvested in Manhattan's financial district on land worth $4.5 billion, in order to make a statement about misplaced priorities. North Waterfront Park Masterplan of a 97-acre landfill was the first conversion to propose bioremediation programs and a 12-acre wildlife sanctuary (Berkeley, 1990). Tree Mountain -- A Living Time Capsule is a vast earthwork and reclamation project involving eleven thousand people who came from all over the world to plant trees on a mountain built from mined land material. Now a national monument, Tree Mountain will be maintained for four centuries thereby creating a virgin forest. Planters received certificates of custodianship valid for twenty generations in the future--a first in human history (Finland, 1992-96). In 1998 I planted a forest in Melbourne, Australia. Six thousand trees were planted into five spirals with trees of varying heights thereby creating a step pyramid for each spiral. These forests stop land erosion and desertification. Early this year I completed Poetry Walk: Reflections--Pools of Thought, The project consists of 20 large granites carved with poetry, embedded into the lawn of the University of Virginia, 535x50 ft. The work includes a Time Capsule to be opened 3000 A.D. Presently I am invited to work on the Belvedere Project in Holland, which consists of bringing into prominence all the 19th century forts in an 85 kilometer long line in the center of Holland. I am a finalist also on the Irish Hunger Memorial, a half-acre site in Battery Park City in Manhattan, scheduled for completion in 2001. The philosophy behind my work is to create intelligent and beautiful works of art that educate people and earn their place in the public arena by making people feel good about themselves and their surroundings. My work speaks to people from all walks of life creating a strong impact that becomes identified with the site, building or neighborhood, giving it special identity. Source: Les Krantz, "American Artists, Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Artists" http://www.davidjr.com/evo1/agnesdenes.html#bio
DENES, Agnes, (Hungarian/American, b. 1938): Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space, Map Projections; The Cube”, Lithograph, 36” x 25”, signed lower right, dated 86 and numbered 11/50 lower left, framed, 39” x 27.25”. Printed by Palisades Press for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, documentation affixed verso.
Agnes Denes New York / Hungary, (b. 1938) Study of Distortions-Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space, 1973/74 9 prints portfolio Each numbered lower left, signed and dated lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Conceptual artist Agnes Denes, born in 1938, draws from science and philosophy in her art. She was educated at the New School for Social Research and Columbia University in New York City. Fascinated by Einsteinian physics, she explores the structure of matter and idea, and, it is said, the mysteries of human existence. Mathematical diagrams and projected maps, often on graph paper, such as the "Study of Distortion Series: Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space: The Snail," or the "Pyramid Series," reflect this. Denes says, "We must create a new language, consider a transitory state of new illusions and layers of validity, and accept the possibility that there may be no language to describe ultimate reality, beyond the language of visions." She is interested in the invisible becoming visible and has completed a series of extremely close-up photographs. Agnes Denes is one of the originators of Conceptual art as an American artist. Denes has investigated the physical and social sciences, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, art history, poetry and music and transformed her explorations into works of visual art. Denes is also a pioneer of environmental art, dealing with ecological, cultural and social issues in her work which is often monumental in scale. Perhaps best know for Wheatfield -- A Confrontation (1982), a two-acre wheat field she planted and harvested in downtown Manhattan, a work that addresses human values and misplaced priorities. In 1996 she completed in Finland "Tree Mountain -- A Living Time Capsule", a massive earthwork and reclamation project that reaches four-hundred years into the future to benefit future generations with a meaningful legacy. In 1998 she planted a forest of endangered species in Australia and a cropland in the heart of Caracas, Venezuela. Agnes Denes has had over 325 solo and group exhibitions on four continents, including Documenta VI in Kassel (1977), three Venice Biennales (1978, 1980, 2001) and "Master of Drawing" Invitational at the Kunsthalle in Nurnberg (1982). She has shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. In 1992 she had a major retrospective at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University, for which five art historians contributed catalogue essays. An artist of enormous vision, Denes has written four books and holds a doctorate in fine arts. Among her numerous awards are the Rome Prize for the American Academy in Rome (1997-98); the Eugene McDermott Achievement Award from M.I.T., "In Recognition of Major Contribution to the Arts" (1990); the American Academy of Arts and Letters Purchase Award (1985); four National Endowment Fellowships and four NYSCA grants; and the DAAD Fellowship from Berlin. Denes is a Research Fellow at the Studio For Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University; the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at M.I.T. and the Courant Institute at N.Y.U. She lectures extensively at universities in the U.S. and abroad and has participated in global conferences in Moscow, Oxford, Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto, etc. Selected public collections include: Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; National Museum of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art; and Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.; Kunsthalle, Nurnberg; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, and many others.
AGNES DENES Map Projections—The Snail. Color lithograph on Rives BFK, 1976. 610x763 mm; 24 1/8x30 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 7/50 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Aris Koutroulis, Detroit, with the blind stamp lower left. Published by Gloria Cortella Graphics, New York. A very good impression.
Agnes Denes New York / Hungary, (b. 1938) Study of Distortions-Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space, 1973/74 9 prints portfolio Each numbered lower left, signed and dated lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Conceptual artist Agnes Denes, born in 1938, draws from science and philosophy in her art. She was educated at the New School for Social Research and Columbia University in New York City. Fascinated by Einsteinian physics, she explores the structure of matter and idea, and, it is said, the mysteries of human existence. Mathematical diagrams and projected maps, often on graph paper, such as the "Study of Distortion Series: Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space: The Snail," or the "Pyramid Series," reflect this. Denes says, "We must create a new language, consider a transitory state of new illusions and layers of validity, and accept the possibility that there may be no language to describe ultimate reality, beyond the language of visions." She is interested in the invisible becoming visible and has completed a series of extremely close-up photographs. Agnes Denes is one of the originators of Conceptual art as an American artist. Denes has investigated the physical and social sciences, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, art history, poetry and music and transformed her explorations into works of visual art. Denes is also a pioneer of environmental art, dealing with ecological, cultural and social issues in her work which is often monumental in scale. Perhaps best know for Wheatfield -- A Confrontation (1982), a two-acre wheat field she planted and harvested in downtown Manhattan, a work that addresses human values and misplaced priorities. In 1996 she completed in Finland "Tree Mountain -- A Living Time Capsule", a massive earthwork and reclamation project that reaches four-hundred years into the future to benefit future generations with a meaningful legacy. In 1998 she planted a forest of endangered species in Australia and a cropland in the heart of Caracas, Venezuela. Agnes Denes has had over 325 solo and group exhibitions on four continents, including Documenta VI in Kassel (1977), three Venice Biennales (1978, 1980, 2001) and "Master of Drawing" Invitational at the Kunsthalle in Nurnberg (1982). She has shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. In 1992 she had a major retrospective at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University, for which five art historians contributed catalogue essays. An artist of enormous vision, Denes has written four books and holds a doctorate in fine arts. Among her numerous awards are the Rome Prize for the American Academy in Rome (1997-98); the Eugene McDermott Achievement Award from M.I.T., "In Recognition of Major Contribution to the Arts" (1990); the American Academy of Arts and Letters Purchase Award (1985); four National Endowment Fellowships and four NYSCA grants; and the DAAD Fellowship from Berlin. Denes is a Research Fellow at the Studio For Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University; the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at M.I.T. and the Courant Institute at N.Y.U. She lectures extensively at universities in the U.S. and abroad and has participated in global conferences in Moscow, Oxford, Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto, etc. Selected public collections include: Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; National Museum of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art; and Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.; Kunsthalle, Nurnberg; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, and many others.
Agnes Denes (b. 1938) PROBABILITY PYRAMID Lithograph printed in metallic silver, 1992, on wove paper, signed, dated and inscribed A.P. in pencil, with full margins, framed. Sheet 14 1/4 x 18 inches; 362 x 457 mm. Frame 21 x 24 3/4 inches; 533 x 629 mm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner C
Agnes Denes (b. 1938) [COLUMBINE] Color lithograph and screenprint, 1980, on wove paper, signed, dated and inscribed Kingdom Series and AP in pencil, with full margins, framed. Sheet 40 7/8 x 28 7/8 inches; 1038 x 733 mm. Frame 45 3/8 x 33 3/8 inches; 1153 x 850 mm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner C
Agnes Denes (b. 1938) BESS BEETLE; STINGRAY; VAN GOGH; REMBRANDT Four x-ray monoprints, 1973, the first two from the Kingdom Series, the third and fourth from the Introspection III: Aesthetics, the first two mounted to foamcore, framed. Second sheet 38 x 30 7/8 inches; 965 x 784 mm. Largest frame 41 x 31 inches; 1041 x 787 mm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner C
Agnes Denes Hungarian/American, b. 1931 Pyramid, 1987 Signed and dated Denes '87 (lr) Watercolor and metallic ink on vellum 17 x 22 inches (43.2 x 55.9 cm) C
Lot 3 Agnes Denes Hungarian/American (b. 1931) Study of Distortions; Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space-Map Projections: The Cube (1975) gouache and ink on graph paper and mylar signed lower right sight: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches Provenance: From the Estate of Friede Gorewitz. Previously in the collection of Friede & Rubin L. Gorewitz James Yu Gallery, New York
Agnes Denes (Hungarian/American, b. 1938) "Probability Pyramid" lithograph with metallic silver signed and dated lower left, numbered "35/40" and inscribed with hieroglyphs and equations lower right, frame backing with "Joan E. Kaplan Fine Contemporary Art" label. Matted, glazed and framed. sight 28" x 40", framed 37-1/4" x 48-1/4" Provenance: The corporate collection of Freeport-McMoRan, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Agnes Denes (b. 1938) MAP PROJECTION: THE SNAIL Color lithograph, 1976, signed, dated, titled and numbered 24/50 in pencil, published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York, with full margins, framed. Image 24 x 30 inches; 610 x 762 mm. Sheet 29 x 36 inches; 737 x 914 mm. Provenance: Mary Lanier, New York C
Agnes Denes (born 1938) Suite of 5 Lithographs, 1994 5 lithographs in blue ink with mica dust on Arches paper, each signed in pencil, 4 of them dated and each numbered P/P 2/2 (a printer's proof aside from the edition of 20), published/printed by Sylvan Cole Jr./ Derriere L'Etoile Studios, New York, each with full margins. Titles include: The Pyramids As They Were Flying Bird Pyramid For The Twenty-Second Century When the Pyramid Awakens Fish Pyramid - A Floating City Flying Half Bird: An Organic Space Station various sizes each sheet 25 x 35 3/4in (63.3 x 90.7cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
AGNES DENES Pascal's Triangle. Pen and ink on silk vellum adhered to the artist's original cream wove mount, 1974. 280x250 mm; 11x8 3/4 inches (sheet). Signed and dated in ink, lower right recto. Ex-collection private collection, New York.
AGNES DENES (American, b. 1938) The Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space-Map Projections: The Doughnut ink, metallic paint, and pencil on paper with screenprint on plastic overlay 1980, signed and dated Denes '80, l.r. sight: 11 x 9 in., frame: 17 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. Provenance: The Estate of Thomas W. Leavitt, Director of the Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. Other Notes: Cornell University Professor Thomas W. Leavitt (1930-2010) was the founder of The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University and director of the museum from 1973-1991. Prior to founding the Johnson Museum, Professor Leavitt as director of the University's A.D. White Museum of Art, and he was President of the Association of Art Museum Directors from 1977-1978. Leavitt wrote the text for the 1979 exhibition of Denes' Map Projection series.
AGNES DENES (American, b. 1938) The Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space-Map Projections: The Doughnut ink, metallic paint, and pencil on paper with screenprint on plastic overlay 1980, signed and dated Denes '80, l.r. sight: 11 x 9 in., frame: 17 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. Provenance: The Estate of Thomas W. Leavitt, Director of the Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. Other Notes: Cornell University Professor Thomas W. Leavitt (1930-2010) was the founder of The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University and director of the museum from 1973-1991. Prior to founding the Johnson Museum, Professor Leavitt as director of the University's A.D. White Museum of Art, and he was President of the Association of Art Museum Directors from 1977-1978.
AGNES DENES (AMERICAN/HUNGARIAN, 1938), COLOR LITHOGRAPH, H 24", W 20", "MAP PROJECTIONS - THE SNAIL":5/50; pencil signed, dated and titled; floated in the frame.
Agnes Denes GEOMETRIC SYSTEMS Color lithograph hand-dusted with five metalic colors, 1986, signed, dated and numbered 4/50 in white pencil, published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, with full margins. Sheet 36 1/4 x 25 inches •
AGNES DENES The Snail (Helical Toroid). Pen and ink and wash on graph paper with screenprint on plastic overlay, 1974. 760x1013 mm; 30x39 7/8 inches. Signed, titled, dated and annotated in pen and ink, lower recto. From the series Study of Distortions, begun in the 1960s. A similar work titled Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space—Map Projections: The Snail is in the collection of the Whitney Musuem of American Art, New York.
Agnes Denes (Hungarian/American, b. 1938) The Pyramid Series: 4000 Years, 1975 ink on paper and type on paper signed Agnes Denes (lower right) 20 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches (larger)
AGNES DENES Probability Pyramid I. Lithograph printed in metallic silver, 1978. 580x810 mm; 22 3/4x31 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 19/40 in pencil, lower margin. Published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York, with the label on the frame back.
Probability Pyramid II, 1981 Lithograph in silver on Rives BFK paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 25/75, published/printed by Pace Editions, New York/Herb Fox, Boston, with full margins, in good condition aside from creases in upper corners, framed. 24 x 32 1/2in sheet 29 5/8 x 41 1/2in
Map Projection: The Snail; Probabilty Pyramid I and II, 1978 and 1981 Three lithographs in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, snail I. 24 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (61.6 x 76.5 cm); snail S. 29 x 36 in. (73.7 x 91.4 cm); both pyramid I. 23 x 31 in. (58.4 x 78.7 cm); both pyramid S. 30 x 42 in. (76.2 x 106.7 cm); all signed, dated `78' and `81' and numbered 38/40, 30/75 and 10/50 in pencil (there were also 10 artist's proofs), published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York, minor soiling, otherwise all in very good condition, all framed.
AGNES DENES (hungarian/american, b. 1938) "MAP PROJECTION: THE SNAIL " 1976, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered 34/50 (there were also 20 artist's proofs), with margins; Pace Editions, New York, publisher. Color lithograph on BFK Rives. image: 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2cm) provenance: Lehman Brothers. Note: This lot is to be sold not subject to a reserve.
AGNES DENES (hungarian/american, b. 1938) "UNTITLED" the complete set of five lithographs 1994, all signed and dated 'A Denes '94' in white pencil, all numbered 7/20 (there were also a few artist's proofs), all with full margins; Sylvan Cole, New York, publisher. Lithographs printed in white ink with gold dust on black wove paper. image: various sheet: 24 3/4 x 35 1/2 in. (62.9 x 90.2cm) (each) (5). including: "Fish Pyramid - A Floating City," "The Pyramids as They Were," "Flying Half Bird: An Organic Space Station," "Flying Bird Pyramid for the 22nd Century," and "When the Pyramid Awakens." provenance: G.W. Einstein Company, NY. Lehman Brothers. Note: This lot is to be sold not subject to a reserve.
Agnes Denes (HUNGARIAN/AMERICAN, b. 1938) Map Projections: The Egg signed and dated 'Agnes Denes '78' (lower right) ink on acetate and watercolor on paper 10¾ x 8¼ in. (27.3 x 21 cm.) Executed in 1978.
Agnes Denes (Hungarian/American, b. 1938) Study for Echo Chamber from Man's Life: An Echo, 1970; Monotype; Signed, dated and titled; 17 3/4" x 13 1/2" (sheet); Provenance: Estate of Joshua P. Smith, Washington, D.C.
Pyramid Series #1 signed and dated 'Agnes Denes 1973' (lower right); titled and numbered 'Pyramid Series #1' (lower left) india ink on graph paper 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (41.9 x 52.1 cm.) Drawn in 1973.
Study of Distortions--Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space, 1973-4, Map Projections, New York, Editions 99, 1974 the complete set of nine signed, dated and numbered lithographs in colors, and justification, the prints on Arches, the justification on vellum, copy VII of L (there were also an unknown number of artist's proofs), the individual prints variously numbered from their editions of 25, all with the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Litho Workshop blindstamps, with full margins, loose (as issued), pale time staining, occasional minor surface soiling mostly at the extreme margin edges, the justification with pale scattered foxing, otherwise in very good condition, original interleaving tissues, original stamped linen-covered portfolio (pale moisture staining and minor soiling). 395 x 287 mm. album
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