
Art Institute of Chicago
Drawing with Numbers
Robert Ryman · c. 1963
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist; sold by Peter Blum Gallery, New York, to the Art Institue of Chicago, 2005.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- New York, American Express Pavilion, World’s Fair, "Art ’65: Lesser Known and Unknown Painters," Apr. 19–Oct. 1965, p. 60.
- New York, John Weber Gallery, "Robert Ryman: Early Paintings," Apr. 1–22, 1972.
- Seattle, Current Editions, "Robert Ryman: Drawings and Paintings," Aug. 5–25, 1972.
- Copenhagen, Gentofte Kunstvenner, Gentofte Raadhus, "Yngre amerikansk kunst: tegninger og grafik," Jan. 25–Feb. 11, 1973, n.p. (ill.); also Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark, Feb. 18–Mar. 4, 1973; Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Mar. 22–Apr. 15, 1973; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Apr. 28–June 11, 1973; Amerika Haus, Berlin, July 7–Aug. 25, 1973; and Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sept. 15–Oct. 21, 1973.
- Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, "Robert Ryman," Feb. 1–Mar. 24, 1974, pp. 9, 12, and 34 (ill.).
- New York, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, "Drawings and Collages," June 1–July 29, 1977.
- London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, "Robert Ryman," Sept. 21–Oct. 23, 1977, p. 16 (ill.).
- New York, Peter Blum Gallery, "Robert Ryman Works On Paper 1957-1964," May 20–Sept. 25, 2004, p. 52 (ill.); also Arts Club of Chicago, Jan. 21–Apr. 1, 2005.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper," Mar. 24-Sept. 13, 2009, no cat.
- New York, Pace Gallery, "Robert Ryman: Drawings." Feb. 23-Mar. 24, 2018, pp. 54-55 (ill.).
Literature
Published references
- “A Big Bravo,” New York Arts Calendar 2:8 (May–June 1965), n.p. (incorrect date).
- “Dossier Robert Ryman,” Macula, nos. 3–4 (Nov. 1978), p. 120 (ill.).
- Suzi Gablik, Progress in Art (New York: Rizzoli, 1979), pl. 75.
- Robert Ryman, exh. cat. (Zurich: InK, Halle für internationale neue Kunst, 1980), p. 205 (ill.).
- Naomi Spector, Some Ryman Words (New York: Naomi Spector, 1981), n.p.
- Jan Brand and Han Hanselijn (eds.), “Nieuwe Schilderkunst," (Arnhem, Netherlands: Akademie Arnhem Pers, 1982), p. 298 (ill.).
- Op het tweede gezicht: Robert Ryman, exh. brochure (Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1982), p. 92 (ill.).
- Robert Storr, Robert Ryman, exh. cat. (London: Tate Gallery and New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1993), p. 218 (ill.).
- John Yau, "The Education of Robert Ryman," Art on Paper (Sept./Oct. 2004), pp. 66-69.
- James Lawrence, "Robert Ryman; Lee Bontecou," Burlington Magazine (Nov. 2004), pp. 785-86.
- Suzanne Hudson, Robert Ryman: Used Paint (Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2009), pp. 16, 71 and 74 (ill.).
- James Lawrence, “Scapegoats and the Contours of Order,” in Martín Ramírez: Reframing Confinement (Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2010), pp. 44-45 (ill.).
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