Westmere Rainbow

1981

Norman Ackroyd

Associated Names
Norman Ackroyd

Artist, British, born 1938

The image shows a scene with a low horizon, a dark sky filled with voluminous clouds, and a rainbow emerging diagonally from behind the dark clouds. The clouds are depicted with a smoky, atmospheric brushstroke effect, with a color palette dominated by deep blacks and grays contrasting with the rainbow's vivid but muted colors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Marion F. Houstoun

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.29 × 52.07 cm (13 1/2 × 20 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 50.17 × 65.41 cm (19 3/4 × 25 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.126.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marion F. Houstoun, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2016

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Westmere Rainbow; lower center in graphite: 5/90; lower right in graphite: Norman Ackroyd 1981; lower right corner in graphite: 650

Wikidata ID

Q77257902

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