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Untitled (Greek Ruins)

c. 1959–60s, printed 1989

Marie Cosindas

(American, 1923–2017)
Culture
America
Medium
photogravure
Measurements
Image: 17.1 x 17.1 cm (6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in Memory of Toby Devan Lewis 2024.95
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Marie Cosindas, who became a pioneer in color photography, initially shot exclusively in black and white.

Description

Cosindas’s parents emigrated from Greece to the United States, where the artist was born.This radically composed view looking up at the beams and columns of a Greek temple may have been taken in 1959 on a family trip back to her parents’ homeland. The image was produced as a photogravure to accompany the fine press edition of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Oedipus in 1989.
A vertically oriented black-and-white photogravure depicts a low-angle view of ancient stone ruins against a cloudy sky. Centered, a fluted column rises toward a horizontal beam. To the left, another column stands beneath a ceiling with recessed square panels. A third column marks the right edge. Deep shadows emphasize the weathered textures throughout the stone. The print is set within wide white margins with a signature below.

Untitled (Greek Ruins)

c. 1959–60s, printed 1989

Marie Cosindas

(American, 1923–2017)
America

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