“New Year’s greeting from the Bern Art Gallery,” 1966. Mailer; offset lithograph. Eva Hesse Archive, Gift of Helen Hesse Charash, 1977.52.65.33. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.

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Today we celebrate Eva Hesse’s birthday!

Eva Hesse (American, born in Germany, 1936–1970), No title (detail), 1964. Gouache and watercolor on paper. Gift of Helen Hesse Charash, 1983.109.6.

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Pierre Soulages (French, 1919-2022), “Bleu,” 1950-55. Color intaglio, mixed technique. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Art Rental Collection Transfer via Mrs. F. F. Prentiss Fund. 1972.60.

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Soulages once said, “I love the authority of black—its severity, its obviousness, its radicalism.”

#PierreSoulages (French, 1919-2022), “Bleu,” 1950-55. Color intaglio, mixed technique. @allenartmuseum

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