Frieder Nake (German, b. 1938) 13/9/65 Nr. 7 Zufälliger Polygonzug, 1965
Silkscreen Print, Edition of 40
40 × 40 cm
Edition of 40
Signed
Collection of Bre Pettis
PION.2024.012
Description
13/9/65 Nr. 7 Zufälliger Polygonzug — random polygon: one of Nake's canonical 1965 images, generated by his COMPART ER56 program with random choices of polygon vertices, directions, and line lengths, and drawn by the Zuse Graphomat Z64. This impression is from the silkscreen edition of 40 made after the drawing; an estimated 20–30 original pen-and-ink plots of the motif also exist, which is why the medium line matters here.
Sources: http://dada.compart-bremen.de/item/artwork/405
DAM invoice 24-04-10 (12 April 2024): "Frieder Nake, Zufälliger Polygonzug 13/9/65 Nr. 7, silkscreen print, edition of 40, 40 x 40 cm, 1965". Note the purchase date — this sheet arrived in April 2024, not 2025.
Renumbered from PION.2025.012 to PION.2024.012 on 15 August 2026: DAM invoice 24-04-10, 12 April 2024 places the purchase in 2024, and inventory numbers here carry the acquisition year.