Baboon

1990

Dame Elisabeth Frink

Associated Names
Dame Elisabeth Frink

Artist, British, 1930 - 1993

Kip Gresham

Printer, British, born 1951

Curwen Chilford Prints Ltd.

Publisher, British

The image depicts a stylized baboon in profile, sitting on a red surface. The baboon has minimal and abstract facial features, with its body slightly turned towards the viewer. The fur is rendered using brown and grey strokes, giving it a dynamic appearance. The background is solid blue. No accessories or objects are shown.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove BFK Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 76.2 x 55 cm (30 x 21 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.97.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wiseman 1998, no. 155

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Wiseman, Caroline. Elisabeth Frink, original prints, catalogue raisonné. London, 1998: no. 155

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 20/70; lower right in graphite: Frink

Markings

blindstamp of Curwen Chilford Prints

Wikidata ID

Q76557889

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