Malaga [working proof 19]

1993

Christopher Brown

Associated Names
Christopher Brown

Artist, American, born 1951

Pamela Paulson

Printer, American, active late20th century

The image shows bold, shadowy shapes against a lighter background, forming an abstract composition. The figures resemble people wearing hats and coats, creating a sense of a familiar urban scene viewed from an aerial perspective. The use of dark blue and purple hues for the figures contrasts with the warm, yellowish tones of the ground. The abstract nature of the image leaves the details indistinct.
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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 19]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.1 × 25.3 cm (9 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 43.8 × 43.5 cm (17 1/4 × 17 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.183

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 19]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "Draw" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Brown-Malaga WP*19" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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