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Study for Piazza Rotonda [working proof 2]

1994

William Bailey

Associated Names

William Bailey

Artist, American, 1930 - 2020

The image shows a round table with various objects arranged on it, including a coffee pot, a bowl, eggs, a cup, and a slender vase. The color palette is limited, mainly soft grays and whites. The arrangement includes the coffee pot, bowl, eggs, cup, and vase placed on the table.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint and soft ground etching in grey on wove paper [working proof 2]
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

plate: 22.5 × 27.6 cm (8 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
sheet: 35 × 36.5 cm (13 3/4 × 14 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2024.132.99
Catalogue Raisonné

[working proof 2]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. "unpublished / Bailey: Study for Piazza Rotonda, 1994 WP2" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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