Back to the Land (working proof)

2008

Jockum Nordström

Associated Names
Jockum Nordström

Artist, Swedish, born 1963

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image showcases a series of vertical and slanted lines with rounded and curved shapes, presenting an abstract representation of nature. Red irregularly shaped forms are on the left over slender green stems that resemble flowers. On the right, orange spherical shapes, akin to fruits, hang from dark branches aligned with leaf-like shapes, hinting at a tree or bush. Amorphous clouds in dark blue and black float above these elements at the top of the image, depicting abstract forms similar to smoke or clouds. The overall scene suggests a landscaped garden or orchard.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color spitbite and sugarlift aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 66.99 × 123.19 cm (26 3/8 × 48 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.116.27

  • Copyright

    © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / BUS, Stockholm

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco; gift to NGA , 2014

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013, pl. 33.1

Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 134, pl. 33.1.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: Nordstrom: Back to the Land WP

Wikidata ID

Q76561037

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