California Landscape 1

1984

Ruth Fine

Associated Names
Ruth Fine

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows thin, intersecting lines and shapes that create an abstract composition. The arrangement includes geometric figures like triangles, rectangles, and circles, as well as irregular forms resembling natural elements such as leaves or branches. The viewer may perceive the shapes as an abstraction of a landscape with scattered foliage and rough outlines of a rocky surface or terrain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove BFK Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Fine and Doris Simmelink

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.9 × 23.9 cm (7 13/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 57.1 × 47.1 cm (22 1/2 × 18 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.80.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Ruth E Fine 1984" lower right margin, graphite. "California Landscape 1 4/10" lower left margin, graphite.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"BFK RIves France ∞" lower left margin.

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