Torchlight Cave Drawing IV from Torchlight Cave Drawings

1985

Elaine de Kooning

Artist, American, 1918 - 1989

Peter Pettengill

Printer, American

Crown Point Press

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    one from a portfolio of eight aquatints on laid Richard De Bas paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.5 x 37.8 cm (12 x 14 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 51.4 x 66.7 cm (20 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1998.40.298.4

Associated Artworks

See all 7 artworks

Torchlight Cave Drawing II from Torchlight Cave Drawings

Elaine de Kooning, Peter Pettengill, Crown Point Press

1985

Torchlight Cave Drawing I from Torchlight Cave Drawings

Elaine de Kooning, Peter Pettengill, Crown Point Press

1985

Torchlight Cave Drawing V from Torchlight Cave Drawings

Elaine de Kooning, Peter Pettengill, Crown Point Press

1985


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"E de K '85" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Torchlight Cave Drawing 4" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "O.K. to print" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"Crown Point Press / Peter Pettengill" (Crown Point Press chopmark) lower right margin, blind stamp.

Watermarks

"1326 / [heart] / RICHARDDEBAS"

Wikidata ID

Q75419014


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