Violin

Goldyne, Joseph (1942-)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1986
Height:
61.2 cm  (24 1/8 in.)
Width:
18.0 cm  (7 1/16 in.)
Place of creation:
Oakland (California, United States)

    Item location

  • Cantor Arts Center (Stanford University)
    [Museum inv. no.: 2009.2]Provenance: Jack Vanderryn, San Carlos, CA. The image is surrounded by a white border and is numbered 56/100 with the artist's signature at the lower right.

Description

A violin is shown from the side in a straight vertical position with the strings on the left and the back on the right. Only one peg is visible below the scroll of the instrument and one hole for a peg on the other side. A single string is visible across the bridge, and the tailpiece is not visibly connected to the body of the violin. It is depicted against a dark black background with lighter colors in cloud-like formations.

Iconclass

48C7311
violin, fiddle

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Goldyne, Joseph R., Eric Denker, and Thomas H. Garver. Joseph Goldyne: The pull of the eye, the play of the hand (Washington, D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2003) 241, no. 134. ISBN: 9780886750732.

Notes

Given in honor of Betsy G. Fryberger by Jack Vanderryn.

RIdIM record id

5439