Dorothea Rockburne(b. 1934)
Melencolia, 1982/1983double-sided color lithograph on two sheets of Transpagra vellum paper, folded and mounted on ragboard, edition 39 of 40
signed, dated and editioned lower right: Rockburne 82 39/40
titled lower left: Melencolia
embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]
stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
31 x 38 in. (78.74 x 96.52 cm.), Frame: 33 1/2 x 40 3/4 x 2 in. (85.09 x 103.51 x 5.08 cm.)
A Private Family Foundation*
*All proceeds of sale from this artwork benefit a private charitable foundation (501c3) dedicated to supporting local arts communities and families in need.
Literature:
Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List, Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., 1966, no. 1095.
Charles Ritchie, Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné, Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 42.2.
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