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Montepulciano [working proof 12]

1996

William Bailey

Associated Names

William Bailey

Artist, American, 1930 - 2020

Daria Sywulak

Printer, American, born 1960

The image depicts a tall teapot, a cylindrical bottle with a spout, and a large pepper grinder arranged beneath an archway. The color palette is grayscale, with various shades of grey for the objects and the background. The teapot is on the left, the bottle is slightly behind and to the left of a rounded bowl, and the pepper grinder is on the far right, with a teacup nearby on the shelf.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint with hard ground etching on Somerset paper (WP 12 – more hard ground)
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

31 x 24 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.70

Artwork history & notes

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