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Ken Price, who died in 2012, is remembered\u00a0as a sculptor, but he was also a talented illustrator\u2014his ideal day, he once said, would be spent drawing while listening to jazz. More than forty of his drawings are on display through June 25 at Matthew Marks Gallery<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been drawing since I can remember,\u201d Price said. \u201cI think sculptors learn to draw so that they can see what they\u2019ve been visualizing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ken Price, Car Plunge<\/i>, 1994, acrylic and ink on paper, 14″ x 11 1\/4″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Eruption and Lava Flow<\/i>, 2003, acrylic and ink on paper, 8″ x 5 3\/4″.<\/p><\/div>

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Interior<\/i>, 1994, ink and colored pencil on paper, 20 3\/8″ x 26″.<\/p><\/div>

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Ocean<\/i>, 2004, acrylic and ink on paper, 12 1\/2″ x 11″.<\/p><\/div>

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Sculpture<\/i>, 1990, acrylic and ink on paper, 22 1\/2″ x 30 1\/8″.<\/p><\/div>

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Sculpture Studies<\/i>, 2011, ink and colored pencil on paper, 9″ x 5 5\/8″.<\/p><\/div>

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Specimens on Pillow Bases<\/i>, 1965, graphite, acrylic, and colored pencil on paper 11 3\/4″ x 12 3\/4″.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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