Untitled

2001

Martin Puryear

Associated Names
Martin Puryear

Artist, American, born 1941

Pamela Paulson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows an intricate composition of curved black lines forming a large helmet-like shape intersected by thinner lines creating an abstract mesh pattern. In the top left corner, a smaller object with red outlines resembles a cube transformed into an elongated horn-like form. The elements suggest structures like a geodesic dome or woven basket, with lines converging and diverging across the surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and softground etching with drypoint and gampi on Somerset wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    plate: 60.1 x 45 cm (23 11/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
    overall: 88.1 x 70.5 cm (34 11/16 x 27 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.148.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Donald Young Gallery, Chicago); designated purchase by NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 141.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 13/40; lower right in graphite: M. Puryear 2001

Markings

BS: Paulson Press

Wikidata ID

Q76348289

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