Naum Gabo

Opus Seven

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About this artwork

The National Galleries of Scotland collection includes two variants of Opus Seven, printed in different colours. As with Opus Three and Opus SixOpus Seven was preceded by a drawing on graph paper. The date is unknown: dates of between 1956 and 1973 have been suggested. There are fifty-one examples of this work, printed in a range of colours.

Published September 2021

  • artist:
    Naum Gabo (1890 - 1977) RussianAmerican
  • title:
    Opus Seven
  • date created:
    Unknown
  • materials:
    Monoprint in burnt orange ink on tissue paper
  • measurements:
    20.00 x 25.30 cm (image size); 27.60 x 39.90 cm (base material size)
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Accepted from Graham Williams under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government and allocated to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 2020
  • accession number:
    GMA 5657
  • gallery:
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Naum Gabo

Naum Gabo