Hannah Wilke (1940-1993)
Hannah Wilke (1940-1993)
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The Collection of Les Wollam
Hannah Wilke (1940-1993)

Vermont

Details
Hannah Wilke (1940-1993)
Vermont
signed and dated 'Wilke 75' (lower right)
kneaded erasers and postcard mounted on painted panel in Plexiglas box
15 7/8 x 17 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (40.3 x 45.4 x 6.7 cm.)
Executed in 1975.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

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Kathryn Widing
Kathryn Widing

Lot Essay

In addition to the S.O.S. (Starification Object Series), Les Wollam also acquired a small postcard covered in kneaded-eraser forms that take the look of rolling hills upon a verdant green landscape from Hannah Wilke. Titled Vermont, the work illustrates Wilke’s interest in the symbolism of woman as life-giving nurturer as related to the earth goddess Gaia while also demonstrating a foreshadowing for postmodernism’s interplay of text and image.

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