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1953

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1955

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

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Print, Seed and Rock

This is a Print. It was created by Gabor Peterdi. It is dated 1953 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is etching in black ink and four colors on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 44.5 × 35.3 cm (17 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.) Sheet: 50.1 × 39.6 cm (19 3/4 × 15 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: Peterdi '53

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: 175

Cite this object as

Print, Seed and Rock; Gabor Peterdi (American, b. Hungary, 1915 - 2001); USA; etching in black ink and four colors on paper; Platemark: 44.5 × 35.3 cm (17 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.) Sheet: 50.1 × 39.6 cm (19 3/4 × 15 9/16 in.); 1955-13-1

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