Blackbook I

Blackbook I

diverse vervaardigers Boris Tellegen

Details

Medium
viltstift
Dimensions
height 300 mm x width 210 mm x thickness 40 mm
Origin
Amsterdam
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

5 tags

Subject Matter

  • Text Visual · 91%

    The cover contains prominent writing-like marks, including pale, forceful letterforms across the lower portion and smaller signs near the top, though no complete wording is securely readable.

Visual Qualities

  • Dark Colors Visual · 99%

    The visible cover is predominantly black or near-black, with limited gray, blue, white, and ochre accents.

  • Rough Visual · 86%

    The cover has a visibly scuffed, abraded, and irregular appearance, with worn marks and uneven deposits across its surface.

Medium and Techniques

  • Artists’ Books Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the object as a book; the image shows a closed book with its page block visible along the right edge.

  • Drawing Both · 91%

    The catalog identifies felt-tip as the medium, and the cover visibly contains hand-drawn lines, marks, and letter-like strokes.

Source & rights

diverse vervaardigers; Boris Tellegen. Blackbook I. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.