Sepia Rainclouds

1991

Pat Steir

Associated Names
Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image displays a series of rectangular panels with abstract shapes and lines. The dark tones and irregular forms create an abstract composition. Some elements resemble textures found in nature, such as bark, leaves, or rocks. Dotted circles and jagged lines evoke patterns seen in nature. The arrangement within the panels suggests complexity, akin to an abstract representation of a forest or landscape from a distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    spitbite and soapground aquatint, aquatint reversal, and drypoint in green on Somerset Textured white paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.5 x 31.4 cm (9 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 47.6 x 38.1 cm (18 3/4 x 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.468

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite lower center: OK / Sepia Rainclouds; printer's notation lower left

Wikidata ID

Q75417491

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