Black Ice

1999

Ruth Fine

Associated Names
Ruth Fine

Artist, American, born 1941

The image displays jagged and intersecting lines along with abstract shapes shadowed with varying densities of black and gray. There are circular forms in the top portion, as well as slanted lines hinting at fencing or ladder-like elements. The overall composition evokes a complex visual texture reminiscent of natural elements like trees or rocky terrains.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    intaglio vitreograph (printed from a sand-blasted glass plate) on Rives BFK paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 x 25.4 cm (7 7/8 x 10 in.)
    sheet: 35.8 x 35.5 cm (14 1/8 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.382

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift of the artist to Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., 1999; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

below plate in graphite: For Jacob on his 90th with love from Ruth; across bottom in graphite: 20/40 Black Ice Ruth Fine 1999

Markings

BS: Littelton Studio
BS: Judith O'Rourke

Wikidata ID

Q76357095

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