Screenprint and photograph on paper
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-christie-904" aria-label="More by John Christie" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">John Christie</a>
Dora Maurer
Purchased 1981
abstraction
actions: postures and motions
adults
artist - non-specific
arts and entertainment
bundle
colour
emotions, concepts and ideas
formal qualities
geometric
individuals: female
Maurer, Dóra
miscellaneous
named individuals
non-representational
objects
people
photographic
portraits
reclining
woman
work and occupations
paper print screenprint photograph
For Dora Maurer
image: 343 × 290 mm
Purchased 1981
<p><b>P07525</b> FOR DORA MAURER 1976
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<br/>Inscribed ‘John Christie’ bottom right and ‘February 76’ and ‘For Dora Maurer: A print without words (2nd version)’ and ‘42/ 50’
<br/>Photograph and screenprint, printed and published by the artist, 13 1/2×11 3/8 (34.3× 29)
<br/>Purchased from the artist (Grant-in-Aid) 1982
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<br/>'The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/photograph" title="Glossary definition for 'Photograph'"><span>photograph</span></a> shows Dora Maurer...imitating a <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/s/sculpture" title="Glossary definition for 'Sculpture'"><span>sculpture</span></a> by the East German artist Edgar Guttbub. The original black and white photograph was sent to me and I added the red lines and colours. All the colours changed radically in the photographic process. This change I used in the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>print</span></a> “Exchange” which shows the postcard describing the colours + the actual colours painted onto the photograph. The original idea was to make a series of these photographs, re-photographing each new printing, and watch the colours gradually move away from the paint colours (adding these each time as a control) but only this first step was made.’ (loc.cit.)
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/><i>The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions</i>, London 1984
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Catalogue entry
2004-10-11T00:00:00
catalogue-entry
CATALOGUE_ENTRY
abstraction actions: postures and motions adults artist - non-specific arts and entertainment bundle colour emotions, concepts and ideas formal qualities geometric individuals: female Maurer, Dóra miscellaneous named individuals non-representational objects people photographic portraits reclining woman work and occupations