Malaga [working proof 4]

1993

Christopher Brown

Associated Names
Christopher Brown

Artist, American, born 1951

Pamela Paulson

Printer, American, active late20th century

The image contains shadowy shapes within a rectangular frame, creating an abstract composition. The shapes suggest silhouettes resembling figures or objects cast with soft, blurred outlines. In the top portion, two black shapes hint at legs in motion, while below are more ambiguous forms implying a person with head bowed and possibly another figure facing them. The abstract nature of the image invites associations with familiar figures and activities cast in a dreamlike, impressionist style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    spit bite aquatint and aquatint on wove Somerset paper [working proof 4]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.2 × 25 cm (9 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 39 × 42.4 cm (15 3/8 × 16 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.177

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 4]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "Brown: Malaga WP*4" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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