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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Sulk [working proof 4]

2007

Pia Fries

Associated Names

Pia Fries

Artist, Swiss, born 1955

Emily York

Printer, American, active early 21st century

The image depicts sweeping lines and geometric shapes in green, orange, and grey intersecting each other on the canvas. The composition features arched lines resembling a musical staff or interconnected waves. The green lines with vertical stripes suggest a gate or fence, while the orange shapes below resemble fabric or a plant. The overall arrangement conveys a garden landscape in abstract form.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color soap ground and spit bite aquatints with photogravure, soft ground etching and roulette on Somerset paper (WP 4 – color proof, spitbite, sugar lift, photogravure and soft ground in red, yellow, greyand green, many painted areas in green, orange and black. taped areas. Upper right corner of paper has patched- in piece)
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

35 x 26 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.293

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