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
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
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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