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A work of art is a corner of nature seen through a temperament

Poster
1971-1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster for IBM featuring the word ART with letters superimposed on top of each other as outline letters, the triangle in the centre of the A is made up of red, blue, yellow and green shapes formed from the overlapping lines.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA work of art is a corner of nature seen through a temperament (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint on paper
Brief description
Poster for IBM, designed by Alan Fletcher/Pentagram; British, 1971-1991.
Physical description
Poster for IBM featuring the word ART with letters superimposed on top of each other as outline letters, the triangle in the centre of the A is made up of red, blue, yellow and green shapes formed from the overlapping lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 84cm
  • Width: 59.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • ART (The image)
  • "A work of art / is a corner of nature / seen through a temperament" / Émile Zola (Bottom, centred, at a slant)
  • TO REPLACE THIS POSTER YOU WILL SOON BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM THE TOUR PASCAL COLLECTION. THE ART COMMITTEE. (Bottom centre)
  • IBM (Logo bottom right corner)
  • DESIGN PENTAGRAM PRINT G + B ENGLAND (In yellow, vertically, top right corner)
Credit line
Given by Alan Fletcher
Object history
Part of a gift from Alan Fletcher of his archive to represent his design output from the 1970s to the present day.
Historical context
For more on Alan Fletcher's work see Myerson, Jeremy. Beware wet paint: designs by Alan Fletcher. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1996.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.400-2003

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Record createdJune 19, 2009
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