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Test Tubes V

1990

Tony Cragg

Associated Names

Tony Cragg

Artist, British, born 1949

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image features rectangular and cylindrical shapes with bold lines across them. The arrangement resembles laboratory test tubes in wooden racks, filled with blue spots and streaks. The composition suggests an experimental or scientific aspect.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color aquatint, spitbite aquatint, and drypoint on Somerset Textured paper
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

sheet: 34.3 x 36.2 cm (13 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)
image: 22.9 x 22.9 cm (9 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1998.40.154

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Brown, Kathan

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark; lower left: oktp.; lower right: Tony Cragg; along bottom of sheet; lower left: ok #5

Wikidata ID

Q75413917

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