La Pluie

1956

Bernard Childs

Associated Names
Bernard Childs

Artist, American, 1910 - 1985

Louis Blanc

Printer, French

The image shows intersecting lines and shapes creating a dense, intricate pattern. The abstract artwork may evoke a chaotic tangle of branches or a wild thicket. The overlapping lines form a textured surface that draws the eye in multiple directions, similar to natural paths or woven fabric.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    intaglio in black on BFK Rives wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.3 x 30.8 cm (6 7/16 x 12 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 x 38.2 cm (11 1/4 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.374

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Childs '56 / "La Pluie" / 9/30; lower left verso in graphite: Printed by Louie Blanc, Paris / JC x.87 / JC102

Wikidata ID

Q76336619

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