Canto

2003

Sean Scully

Associated Names
Sean Scully

Artist, American, born Ireland, 1945

Greg Burnet

Printer, Australian, born 1953

The image shows an abstract composition of intersecting rectangular shapes and thick vertical and horizontal lines in various shades. The arrangement may evoke a cityscape view from above, with the lines resembling street patterns. The abstract nature of the image allows for multiple interpretations. Next to the image is a piece of text in both Spanish and English.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching with aquatint, sugarlift and spitbite accompanying a poem in letterpress on Somerset White paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 45.7 x 71.1 cm (18 x 28 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.149.1.9

  • Series Title

    Etchings for Federico García Lorca [see record for portfolio, 2006.149.1-10]

  • Copyright

    © Sean Scully, Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York

Associated Artworks

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The image shows overlapping rectangular shapes and lines in varying shades of red, black, and gray. The pattern resembles a patchwork or abstract cityscape viewed from above. The arrangement of color blocks may also remind one of a crossword puzzle.

Remansillo [Little Backwater]

Sean Scully, Greg Burnet

2003

The image consists of a rectangular shape with a red background that has faint linear striations. In the center, there are blue words that read "SEAN SCULLY" and "Etchings."

Etchings for Federico García Lorca

Sean Scully, Greg Burnet

2003

The image displays a collection of squares and rectangles in shades of dark red and gray. The geometric shapes resemble a patchwork quilt, with some sections more vivid than others. This abstract pattern is next to a poem titled "First/Last Meditation" written in Spanish and English, contrasting the structured text with the freeform art.

Meditacíon [Meditation]

Sean Scully, Greg Burnet

2003

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Lelong, New York); gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite; 9 35/50; lower center in graphite: Canto; lower right in graphite: 03

Markings

BS: BURNET EDITIONS

Wikidata ID

Q76438799

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