study for The Great Grandmother

Will Barnet, artist

1911–2012

study for The Great Grandmother, 1984

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: heavy paper; black crayon

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 50.8 x 47.62 cm
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in

Accession number: 2009.0037

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
"NetWorks: Art and Artists from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection," Mar-2011, Susan Earle, Stephen Goddard, and SMA Interns
Throughout his long career, Will Barnet
continues to emphasize a thoughtful and precise use of line. He has reported that he might produce a hundred drawings in the
preparation of a single painting, and it is clear
that for Barnet, line is the critical element in
defining form: “The drawing has to become a painting; line has to be become mass.” Will Barnet turns 100 this year.