Olive Thoughts

1993

Per Kirkeby

Associated Names
Per Kirkeby

Artist, Danish, 1938 - 2018

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image includes swirling, organic lines forming an intricate pattern. Two abstract shapes resemble torn pieces of paper, with simplistic sketches inside hinting at landscapes. Smaller, rectangular, illuminated shapes are present to the right. The composition combines nature imagery with a sense of mystery and discovery.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color soapground aquatint with hardground etching, drypoint, and aquatint on Somerset Soft White paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 77.8 x 106.4 cm (30 5/8 x 41 7/8 in.)
    image: 53 x 83.5 cm (20 7/8 x 32 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.293

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite lower center: Olive Thoughts; lower right below plate mark: O.K. PK / 93

Markings

blind stamp lower right: Renee Bott / Crown Point Press [chop of Crown Point Press]

Watermarks

Somerset

Wikidata ID

Q75415481

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