Wood engraving on paper
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Collection
Opus 3
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Presented by the artist 1967
abstraction
irregular forms
non-representational
paper print wood engraving
24 May 2008 – 21 September 2008
2008-09-21
24 May 2008 – 21 September 2008
2008-09-21
2008-05-24
Tate St Ives (St Ives, UK)
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2008-05-24
Collection Display May - Sept 08
Collection based display
5 February 2011 – 2 May 2011
2011-05-02
5 February 2011 – 2 May 2011
2011-05-02
2011-02-05
Tate St Ives (St Ives, UK)
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2011-02-05
The Design Research Unit
Exhibition
25 January 2020 – 3 May 2020
2020-05-03
25 January 2020 – 3 May 2020
2020-05-03
2020-01-25
Tate St Ives (St Ives, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/stives/
2020-01-25
Naum Gabo: Realistic Manifesto
Exhibition
[no title]
image: 265 × 199 mm
Presented by the artist 1967
<strong>Naum Gabo</strong> 1890-1977
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<a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/gabo-no-title-p02003" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P02003</span></a> <strong>Opus 3</strong> 1950
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Inscribed 'Gabo' b.r. and stamped with monogram 'NG' at extreme b.r.<br/>
Wood engraving, 7 7/8 x 5 3/4 (20 x 14.5) on paper 11 x 7 7/8 (27.9 x 20)<br/>
Presented by the artist through the American Federation of Arts 1967<br/>
<em>Lit:</em> Michael Mazur, 'The Monoprints of Naum Gabo' in <em>Print Collector's Newsletter</em>, IX, No.5, 1978, pp.149-50, a darker impression repr. p.148<br/>
<em>Repr:</em> Herbert Read and Leslie Martin, <em>Gabo: Constructions, Sculpture, Paintings, Drawings, Engravings</em> (London 1957), pl.128 (a different but very similar impression)
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According to Michael Mazur, this image was cut from a block of boxwood in April or May of 1950, and there are 15 signed and titled examples, six early proofs initialled with 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/p/proof" title="Glossary definition for 'Proof'"><span>proof</span></a> number, one presentation proof 'For Nina' and at least nine in collections, including four major variations based mainly on selective darkening in the figure. The image was based on a much smaller sketch in <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolour</span></a> and <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/graphite" title="Glossary definition for 'Graphite'"><span>pencil</span></a> dated 1949 in the artist's estate.
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<strong>Published in:</strong><br/>
Ronald Alley, <em>Catalogue of the Tate Gallery's Collection of Modern Art other than Works by British Artists</em>, Tate Gallery and Sotheby Parke-Bernet, London 1981, p.255, reproduced p.255

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Catalogue entry
2004-09-21T00:00:00
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abstraction irregular forms non-representational