Seascape [trial proof]

1981

Francesco Clemente

Associated Names
Francesco Clemente

Artist, Italian, born 1952

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Peter Pettengill

Printer, American, active 20th century

Hidekatsu Takada

Printer, American, active 20th century

The image features a series of loosely connected lines and shapes forming an abstract composition. In the upper part are two elongated forms resembling a spoon and an arm connected by a line, and a jar-like shape. Below these is a large pair of scissors intersecting with various lines. To the right, there is a pattern of swirling lines. Scattered among these elements are small sketches of human figures and other objects, such as teeth and a star. The overall arrangement resembles a workbench cluttered with tools and curious findings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and softground etching in black on handmade Don Farnsworth paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 x 14.9 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 62.9 x 29.9 cm (24 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.142.30

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [trial proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco: Gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite; along bottom verso of sheet: tp. Francesco Clemente

Markings

stamped in brown, lower left verso: [chop of Crown Point Press] / Hidekatsu Takada / Crown Point Press

Watermarks

Farnsworth

Wikidata ID

Q76339706

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