Zero Through Nine
1977
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portfolio of 13 lithographs with title page and colophon in an orange fabric-covered clamshell case
Dimensions
case: 29.21 × 28.26 × 3.18 cm (11 1/2 × 11 1/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy
Accession Number
2016.148.53.1-13
Art Historical Context
**Zero Through Nine** (1977) by Ulfert Wilke is a captivating that invites viewers into the artist's abstract exploration of numerals. This edition comprises 13 lithographs including a title page andophon, elegantly housed in an orange fabric-covered clamshell case 29.21 × 28.26 × 3.18 cm. Wilke, a German-born American artist (1907–1987) renowned for his calligraphic abstractions inspired by ink traditions, channels his late-career fascination with form and gesture through these prints. Each lithograph likely interprets the numbers zero through nine in fluid, non-representational strokes, tran...