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Achsenparalleler Polygonzug

Plotter Drawing
1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plotter drawing. Black, red and blue lines form a geometric pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAchsenparalleler Polygonzug (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
ink on paper
Brief description
Achsenparalleler Polygonzug, ink on paper, 1965 by Frieder Nake
Physical description
Plotter drawing. Black, red and blue lines form a geometric pattern.
Dimensions
  • Width: 31.3cm
  • Height: 22.5cm
Copy number
3/150
Marks and inscriptions
Artist name and edition number written in pencil on reverse
Translation
Achsenparalleler is German for 'parallel to the axis'
Object history
The plotter drawing was sold in the 1960s by Galerie Daedalus in Berlin. The gallery was run by Hanspeter Heidrich.
Bibliographic reference
p.424 Ex Machina, frühe Computergrafik bis 1979 : die Sammlungen Franke und weitere Stiftungen in der Kunsthalle Bremen : Herbert W. Franke zum 80. Geburtstag : Kunsthalle Bremen, 17. Juni bis 26. Juli 2007 / herausgegeben von Wulf Herzogenrath und Barbara Nierhoff-Wielk = Ex Machina, early computer graphics up to 1979 : the Franke collections and other foundations at the Kunsthalle Bremen : for the 80th birthday of Herbert W. Franke / edited by Wulf Herzogenrath and Barbara Nierhoff-Wielk.
Collection
Accession number
E.122-2013

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Record createdDecember 18, 2012
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