Time…thou ceaseless lackey to eternity

2017

Orit Hofshi

Associated Names
Orit Hofshi

Artist, Israeli, born 1959

Orit Hofshi

Printer, Israeli, born 1959

This print features four vertical panels displaying several people in a landscape that appears to be filled with rubble. The people are depicted in thin lines of black and white, and some include other colors, such as dark olive green, dark red, and orange. They wear dark, textured clothing, including long coats, hooded jackets, and dresses. Some of the people bend down to interact with objects, but one woman in the second panel on the left looks directly out at us, her hands by her sides. On the far-left panel is a large building with tall spires and arched windows, set against piles of orange rubble. Most areas of the ground are in thin lines of black and white, although there are also patches of dark red, green, and yellow. The sky above is a soft beige color on the left and a vibrant orange-yellow color on the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut and rubbing with additions drawn in colored pencil and grease pencil on four sheets of handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image and sheet (each approx.): 201.8 × 102.8 cm (79 7/16 × 40 1/2 in.)
    overall (approx.): 203.2 × 421.64 cm (80 × 166 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.8.1.a-d


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; to Cade Tomkins Projects, Providence, RI; purhased by NGA, 2022

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Bibliography

2024

  • Langdale, Shelly R. "Exhibitions."Art for the Nation no. 68 (Spring 2024): 32-33, repro.

Inscriptions

d) "Orit Hofshi" recto, lower right margin, graphite. "2017" recto, lower right margin, artist's hand, graphite. "Time... thou ceaseless lackey to eternity 2017" verso, lower right margin, artist's hand, graphite.

Markings

"HO" chopmark, lower right corner, each sheet.

Watermarks

None.


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