Eren began experimenting with collage in 1956, using metal objects pasted onto clay on burlap, as in Needles, Pins and Nails—or, in other works, oil paint applied over cardboard and mixed media, from seashells and pebbles to fragments of lobsters.
Medium
Needles, pins, nails, and sheet metal on clay on burlap
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.
Donor
Gift of Abby Weed Grey
Credit Line
Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection (c) Cemil Eren
Object ID
G1975.291