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[PLATE 1]

Eva Hesse
Ringaround Arosie, 1965
Pencil, acetone, varnish, enamel paint, ink, and cloth covered electrical wire on papier-mâché and Masonite
26 3/8 × 16 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (67 × 41.9 × 11.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Fractional and promised gift of Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr., 2005. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 1]

Eva Hesse
Ringaround Arosie, 1965
Pencil, acetone, varnish, enamel paint, ink, and cloth covered electrical wire on papier-mâché and Masonite
26 3/8 × 16 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (67 × 41.9 × 11.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Fractional and promised gift of Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr., 2005. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 2]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1966
Ink wash on board
9 11/16 × 7 inches (24.6 × 17.8 cm)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase with funds from David J. Supino in honor of his parents, Muriel and Renato Supino (87.51). Digital Image © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 2]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1966
Ink wash on board
9 11/16 × 7 inches (24.6 × 17.8 cm)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase with funds from David J. Supino in honor of his parents, Muriel and Renato Supino (87.51). Digital Image © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 3]

Eva Hesse
Untitled (Bochner Compart), 1966
Acrylic and cord on papier-mâché and Masonite
9 × 9 × 2 inches (22.9 × 22.9 × 5.1 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 3]

Eva Hesse
Untitled (Bochner Compart), 1966
Acrylic and cord on papier-mâché and Masonite
9 × 9 × 2 inches (22.9 × 22.9 × 5.1 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 4]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1966
Acrylic, cord, papier-mâché, and wood
7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 inches (19.1 × 19.1 × 10.2 cm)
LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut. Photo by Cultural Preservation Technologies.

[PLATE 4]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1966
Acrylic, cord, papier-mâché, and wood
7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 inches (19.1 × 19.1 × 10.2 cm)
LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut. Photo by Cultural Preservation Technologies.

[PLATE 5]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1967
Graphite and ink wash on paper
11 3/4 × 9 inches (29.8 × 22.9 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 5]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1967
Graphite and ink wash on paper
11 3/4 × 9 inches (29.8 × 22.9 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 6]

Eva Hesse
Iterate, 1966–67
Acrylic, cord, wood shavings, and glue on Masonite
22 × 20 1/8 inches (55.8 × 51.1 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 6]

Eva Hesse
Iterate, 1966–67
Acrylic, cord, wood shavings, and glue on Masonite
22 × 20 1/8 inches (55.8 × 51.1 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 7]

Eva Hesse
Study for Sculpture, 1967
Varnish, Liquitex, Sculp-metal, cord, Masonite
10 × 10 × 1 inches (25.4 × 25.4 × 2.54 cm)
On loan from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.;
Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. 
Photo by Lee Stalsworth.

[PLATE 7]

Eva Hesse
Study for Sculpture, 1967
Varnish, Liquitex, Sculp-metal, cord, Masonite
10 × 10 × 1 inches (25.4 × 25.4 × 2.54 cm)
On loan from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.;
Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay.
Photo by Lee Stalsworth.

[PLATE 8]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1967
Ink on graph paper
11 7/8 × 8 1/4 inches (30.2 × 21 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Ruth Vollmer Bequest (1101.1983). Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA /
Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 8]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1967
Ink on graph paper
11 7/8 × 8 1/4 inches (30.2 × 21 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Ruth Vollmer Bequest (1101.1983). Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA /
Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 9]

Eva Hesse
Washer Table, 1967
Rubber washers, painted wood, and metal
8 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 49 1/2 inches (21.6 × 125.7
× 125.7 cm)
LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut. Photo by Cultural Preservation Technologies.

[PLATE 9]

Eva Hesse
Washer Table, 1967
Rubber washers, painted wood, and metal
8 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 49 1/2 inches (21.6 × 125.7
× 125.7 cm)
LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut. Photo by Cultural Preservation Technologies.

[PLATE 10]

Eva Hesse
Sans III, 1969
Exhibition copy exhibited
Latex, metal
156 × 3 × 2 inches (396.2 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
The Estate of Eva Hesse. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photos by John A. Ferrari, New York.

[PLATE 10]

Eva Hesse
Sans III, 1969
Exhibition copy exhibited
Latex, metal
156 × 3 × 2 inches (396.2 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
The Estate of Eva Hesse. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photos by John A. Ferrari, New York.

Eva Hesse
(test piece), 1967
Latex, cotton, rubber

3 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (8.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm), tubing 36 1/2 inches (92.7 cm)

Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

Eva Hesse
(test piece), 1967
Latex, cotton, rubber

3 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (8.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm), tubing 36 1/2 inches (92.7 cm)

Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 1]

Eva Hesse
Ringaround Arosie, 1965
Pencil, acetone, varnish, enamel paint, ink, and cloth covered electrical wire on papier-mâché and Masonite
26 3/8 × 16 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (67 × 41.9 × 11.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Fractional and promised gift of Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr., 2005. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 1]

Eva Hesse
Ringaround Arosie, 1965
Pencil, acetone, varnish, enamel paint, ink, and cloth covered electrical wire on papier-mâché and Masonite
26 3/8 × 16 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (67 × 41.9 × 11.4 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Fractional and promised gift of Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr., 2005. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 2]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1966
Ink wash on board
9 11/16 × 7 inches (24.6 × 17.8 cm)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase with funds from David J. Supino in honor of his parents, Muriel and Renato Supino (87.51). Digital Image © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 2]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1966
Ink wash on board
9 11/16 × 7 inches (24.6 × 17.8 cm)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase with funds from David J. Supino in honor of his parents, Muriel and Renato Supino (87.51). Digital Image © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 3]

Eva Hesse
Untitled (Bochner Compart), 1966
Acrylic and cord on papier-mâché and Masonite
9 × 9 × 2 inches (22.9 × 22.9 × 5.1 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 3]

Eva Hesse
Untitled (Bochner Compart), 1966
Acrylic and cord on papier-mâché and Masonite
9 × 9 × 2 inches (22.9 × 22.9 × 5.1 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 4]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1966
Acrylic, cord, papier-mâché, and wood
7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 inches (19.1 × 19.1 × 10.2 cm)
LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut. Photo by Cultural Preservation Technologies.

[PLATE 4]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1966
Acrylic, cord, papier-mâché, and wood
7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 inches (19.1 × 19.1 × 10.2 cm)
LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut. Photo by Cultural Preservation Technologies.

[PLATE 5]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1967
Graphite and ink wash on paper
11 3/4 × 9 inches (29.8 × 22.9 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 5]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1967
Graphite and ink wash on paper
11 3/4 × 9 inches (29.8 × 22.9 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 6]

Eva Hesse
Iterate, 1966–67
Acrylic, cord, wood shavings, and glue on Masonite
22 × 20 1/8 inches (55.8 × 51.1 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 6]

Eva Hesse
Iterate, 1966–67
Acrylic, cord, wood shavings, and glue on Masonite
22 × 20 1/8 inches (55.8 × 51.1 cm)
Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

[PLATE 7]

Eva Hesse
Study for Sculpture, 1967
Varnish, Liquitex, Sculp-metal, cord, Masonite
10 × 10 × 1 inches (25.4 × 25.4 × 2.54 cm)
On loan from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.;
Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. 
Photo by Lee Stalsworth.

[PLATE 7]

Eva Hesse
Study for Sculpture, 1967
Varnish, Liquitex, Sculp-metal, cord, Masonite
10 × 10 × 1 inches (25.4 × 25.4 × 2.54 cm)
On loan from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.;
Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay.
Photo by Lee Stalsworth.

[PLATE 8]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1967
Ink on graph paper
11 7/8 × 8 1/4 inches (30.2 × 21 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Ruth Vollmer Bequest (1101.1983). Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA /
Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 8]

Eva Hesse
No title, 1967
Ink on graph paper
11 7/8 × 8 1/4 inches (30.2 × 21 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Ruth Vollmer Bequest (1101.1983). Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA /
Art Resource, NY.

[PLATE 9]

Eva Hesse
Washer Table, 1967
Rubber washers, painted wood, and metal
8 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 49 1/2 inches (21.6 × 125.7
× 125.7 cm)
LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut. Photo by Cultural Preservation Technologies.

[PLATE 9]

Eva Hesse
Washer Table, 1967
Rubber washers, painted wood, and metal
8 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 49 1/2 inches (21.6 × 125.7
× 125.7 cm)
LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut. Photo by Cultural Preservation Technologies.

[PLATE 10]

Eva Hesse
Sans III, 1969
Exhibition copy exhibited
Latex, metal
156 × 3 × 2 inches (396.2 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
The Estate of Eva Hesse. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photos by John A. Ferrari, New York.

[PLATE 10]

Eva Hesse
Sans III, 1969
Exhibition copy exhibited
Latex, metal
156 × 3 × 2 inches (396.2 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
The Estate of Eva Hesse. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photos by John A. Ferrari, New York.

Eva Hesse
(test piece), 1967
Latex, cotton, rubber

3 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (8.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm), tubing 36 1/2 inches (92.7 cm)

Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell

Eva Hesse
(test piece), 1967
Latex, cotton, rubber

3 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (8.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm), tubing 36 1/2 inches (92.7 cm)

Private Collection

Photo: Kent Pell