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Lee Bontecou
Untitled (Fish)1969

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Hanging sculpture of a large fish made from translucent pale resin or film panels joined with dark rivets, with broad swept tail fins and a ridged dorsal fin, suspended by a thin wire

Lee Bontecou, Untitled (Fish), 1969, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, the Richard Florsheim Art Fund, Tony and Gail Ganz, the Frederick R. Weisman Philanthropic Foundation, Betty and Brack Duker, Mark and Ellie Lainer, the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation, Jack and Bonnie Wilke, Sharleen Cooper Cohen and Martin Cohen, Phyllis Wayne, Dianne Carr and Bob Crewe, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Lee Bontecou
United States, Rhode Island, Providence, 1931-2022
Title
Untitled (Fish)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1969
Medium
Vacuum-formed plastic
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 35 x 13 in. (44.45 x 88.9 x 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, the Richard Florsheim Art Fund, Tony and Gail Ganz, the Frederick R. Weisman Philanthropic Foundation, Betty and Brack Duker, Mark and Ellie Lainer, the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation, Jack and Bonnie Wilke, Sharleen Cooper Cohen and Martin Cohen, Phyllis Wayne, Dianne Carr and Bob Crewe
Accession Number
M.2001.157
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© Lee Bontecou

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