Naum Gabo

Opus Twelve

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About this artwork

This is another impression of Opus Twelve, only this time in blue ink.Opus Twelve was preceded by a drawing and a plastic template. It was engraved into a piece of furniture wood. The circular ‘hole’ in the centre derives from the absent dowel which was once part of the wood.It closely relates to a sculpture,Granite Carving, made by Gabo in St Ives, England, in about 1940. There are forty-five recorded examples of this work.

Updated 2021

  • artist:
    Naum Gabo (1890 - 1977) RussianAmerican
  • title:
    Opus Twelve
  • date created:
    1965 - 1968
  • materials:
    Monoprint in dark blue ink on French laid paper
  • measurements:
    27.80 x 21.00 cm (base material size)
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Accepted from Nina Williams under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government and allocated to Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 2020
  • accession number:
    GMA 5663
  • gallery:
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