Horst Bartnig (German, 1936–2025) Postcard accompanying 3622 Variationen (Blatt 9 von 55, Variationen 561–630), 1985
Print (Druckgrafik)
15 × 15 cm
Edition of 800
Hand-numbered and monogrammed "HB 85" on the verso, which is also titled typographically in German and English
Collection of Bre Pettis
PION.2026.110
Description
The postcard that accompanied Sheet 9 of 55 from Horst Bartnig's 1985 series '3622 Variationen' — variations 561 through 630 of a computed permutation set, the whole series an exhaustive enumeration no hand would attempt. Back of postcard is hand drawn in a similar motif and with the original envelope — this sheet was posted as mail art.
