Jonathan Borofsky (b. 1942). Hammering Man at No.33025, 1991. Cast paper with collage and screenprint in colors on handm...

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Jonathan Borofsky (b. 1942)
Hammering Man at No.33025, 1991
Cast paper with collage and screenprint in colors on handmade paper in artist's frame
142 x 67-1/2 inches (360.7 x 171.4 cm) (sheet)
Ed. 13/19 (aside from 4 artist's proofs and 2 Gemini G.E.L. impressions)
Published by Gemini G.E.L. Los Angeles, California; inscribed with their work number on the reverse

Property from the Hechinger Collection

PROVENANCE:
Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, New York;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

EXHIBITED:
City Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri, (and elsewhere), "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," July 1, 2001-December 30, 2008.

LITERATURE:
P. Hamill, Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, New York, 1995, p. 129, illustrated;
Gemini G.E.L., 7.78.

Boston-born artist Jonathan Borofsky earned degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the Yale School of Art, following study in France. Working across painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and site-specific installation. Hammering Man at No. 33025 is a powerful large-scale handmade paper print that pays homage to Borofsky's iconic Hammering Man kinetic sculptures, realized in varying scales around the world.


More information about Jonathan Borofsky. See also: Borofsky, Jonathan Artist.

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