What is a comparison?

What is a comparison?
 1964
from the Mahler becomes politics, beisbol series, 1964–67

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour screenprint and photo-screenprint
Measurements
71.7 × 49.8 cm (image) 78.5 × 55.7 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Ramkalawon 42; Kinsman 23 vii
Edition
ed. 46/70
Printing/Publishing
printed at Kelpra Studio, London
Inscription
printed under image l.l.: 'what is a comparison?' (underlined)
inscribed in pencil l.l.: 46/70
inscribed in pencil l.r.: 'Kitaj'
Accession Number
P4-1972
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Georges Mora, 1972
© R. B. Kitaj Estate, courtesy Marlborough Fine Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Human Figures Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
books comparison montages (visual works) music (performing arts genre) patterns (design elements) poems walking

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