VIII. NATURE, Queen, Daughter of the Gods, Mistress of all things, is self-taught; works incessantly; does all that is neccesary, though nothing in vain; has her own law; does everything accordings to the two opposites; begins always with the smallest thing, rather secret and very slowly....

Rachelle Puryear, American and Swedish, born 1947

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1977

Color etchings on paper

15/25

Plate: 3 11/16 × 2 1/16 in. (9.4 × 5.2 cm)

Sheet: 11 × 7 15/16 in. (28 × 20.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Miriam H. and S. Sidney Stoneman Acquisition Fund

2024.24.8

Portfolio / Series Title

Deliciae Naturae

Geography

Place Made: Sweden, Europe

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Print; Portfolio

Research Area

Print

Not on view

Inscriptions

Signed, lower right, in graphite, R. Puryear; inscribed, lower left, in graphite: 15/25 Naturen (Mitos)

Provenance

The artist, Stockholm, Sweden; to Dolan/Maxwell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by 2020; sold to present collection, 2024.

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