Ornamented Earth (Terre chamarrée)
Edition without typography printed apart from the edition with typography.
Plate 15 from the set of 18 black-and-white lithographs from the portfolio titled "Theater of the Earth" ("Théâtre du sol"), Dubuffet's 8th portfolio of 13 from the "Phenomena" ("Les Phénomènes") series of 1957-1962.
Printed in February 1959.
Plate 15 from the set of 18 black-and-white lithographs from the portfolio titled "Theater of the Earth" ("Théâtre du sol"), Dubuffet's 8th portfolio of 13 from the "Phenomena" ("Les Phénomènes") series of 1957-1962.
Printed in February 1959.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ornamented Earth (Terre chamarrée)
- Series/Portfolio: Theater of the Earth (Théâtre du sol), portfolio 8 from the Phenomena (Les Phénomènes) series
- Artist: Jean Dubuffet (French, Le Havre 1901–1985 Paris)
- Printer: Jean Dubuffet (French, Le Havre 1901–1985 Paris)
- Publisher: Jean Dubuffet (French, Le Havre 1901–1985 Paris)
- Date: 1959
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 25 3/16 × 17 11/16 in. (63.9 × 45 cm)
Image: 20 in. × 16 1/8 in. (50.8 × 41 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Larry Aldrich, 1985
- Object Number: 1985.1137.84
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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