Mixed Marks, Rorshach with Red Rectangle

2004

Pat Steir

Associated Names
Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Emily York

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Rachel Fuller

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Catherine Brooks

Printer, American, active early 21st century

The image shows a rectangular composition with abstract elements. At the top, there are red scribbles forming a roughly rectangular shape. Below this, symmetrical blue inkblots spread out in various sizes. These elements play within a larger box outlined in light yellow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color sugarlift and spitbite aquatint with softground etching and drypoint on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 50.7 x 50.7 cm (19 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 72.1 x 71.5 cm (28 3/8 x 28 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.122.129

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA from Kathan Brown, San Francisco, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: OK TP / WP4; lower right in graphite: Pat Steir 12/04; lower left verso in graphite: Image #2 / pruss/514 alizarin/carmine Indian Yellow; lower right verso in graphite: Steir: Mixed Marks, Rorschach with Red Rectangle OKTP

Wikidata ID

Q76349470

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