Malaga [working proof 15]

1993

Christopher Brown

Associated Names
Christopher Brown

Artist, American, born 1951

Pamela Paulson

Printer, American, active late20th century

The image shows an abstract composition of primarily vertical and diagonal lines intersecting to suggest a pedestrian crossing. Dark silhouettes in the foreground resemble human figures, aligning with the shapes of people walking. The figures cast elongated shadows, indicating a street scene. The largest silhouette resembles a person in a coat and hat, resembling a pedestrian. Colors shift from deep blues to lighter yellows and grays, mimicking variations of light and shadow as experienced in sunlight, enhancing the abstract sensation within the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color soft ground etching, spit bite aquatint, and aquatint with pastel additions on wove Somerset paper [working proof 15]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25 × 25.2 cm (9 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 45.5 × 44.5 cm (17 15/16 × 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 15]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "8" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Brown-Malaga WP*15" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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