At These Rites

1973

Dorothea Tanning

Associated Names
Dorothea Tanning

Artist, American, 1910 - 2012

Georges Visat

Printer, French, 1910 - 2001

The image shows curving, fluid shapes and lines creating an abstract visual. A white, irregular shape resembles a stylized seated figure with an extended nose and curled limbs. Surrounding the white form is a swirling yellow pattern that could be reminiscent of flowing hair. To the left, a textured blue area contains an eye-like shape embedded within. The composition hints at familiar objects but remains in the realm of abstract art.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint and sugarlift aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.8 x 22 cm (10 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 43 x 32.5 cm (16 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.99.30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob [1909-2001] and Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4738); gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern American Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014-2015

Bibliography

1992

  • Kuspit, Donald. Dorothea Tanning: Hail, Delirium!.New York: The New York Public Library: 1992.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: XXIV/XXV; lower right: Dorothea Tanning

Markings

J + RCK (stamp)

Wikidata ID

Q76338388

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