Malaga [working proof 5]

1993

Christopher Brown

Associated Names
Christopher Brown

Artist, American, born 1951

Pamela Paulson

Printer, American, active late20th century

This is a drawing of silhouettes walking across a striped path. The scene depicts figures viewed from above as they cross a striped street resembling a crosswalk. The figures are shaded in dark tones against a lighter background and horizontal lines of the path. The drawing captures a moment in a bustling environment, with a sense of anonymity as the figures are depicted as shapes. Deep blacks are used for shadows and to show the structured forms of the individuals, conveying a mood of urban movement and pedestrian life.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    soft ground etching and aquatint with graphite additions on wove Somerset paper [working proof 5]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.1 × 25.2 cm (9 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.5 × 42.7 cm (17 1/8 × 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.178

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 5]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "Brown, Malaga WP*5" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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