(Image 5)

1978

Pat Steir

Associated Names
Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Crown Point Press

Publisher

John Slivon

Printer, American

Hidekatsu Takada

Printer, American, active 20th century

The image depicts a central square divided into four equal triangular shapes. The top left triangle is red, the top right triangle is yellow, the bottom right triangle is blue, and the bottom left triangle is black. The triangles are framed by a textured, dark brown border with a crosshatched pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint, hard and softground etching, drypoint, spitbite and liftground etching on Arches Satine paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.2 x 30.2 cm (11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 40 x 40 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.142.95.5

  • Series Title

    Drawing Lesson, Part II

Associated Artworks

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The image displays a red square at the center, surrounded by a border of black and brown scratch-like lines.

(Image 1)

Pat Steir, Crown Point Press, Hidekatsu Takada, John Slivon

1978

The image consists of a large yellow square within a beige square with dark, erratic lines etched on it. The composition suggests a picture frame or a window, with the bright square resembling sunlight. The contrast between the solid color and textured border is notable.

(Image 2)

Pat Steir, Crown Point Press, Hidekatsu Takada, John Slivon

1978

The image displays a solid blue square against a textured background. Intersecting dark lines cover the tan background, resembling scratches or pencil marks on a wood-like surface. The contrast between the blue square and the earthy lines creates a unique visual effect.

(Image 3)

Pat Steir, Crown Point Press, Hidekatsu Takada, John Slivon

1978

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite at lower right: AP5 78 P. Steir

Wikidata ID

Q76349367

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