Untitled (#2) [working proof 34]
1999
Joan Nelson
Artist, American, born 1958
Artwork overview
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Medium
color direct gravure and aquatint with opaque watercolor additions on wove Somerset paper [working proof 34]
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 14.5 × 16.1 cm (5 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
sheet: 42.4 × 33.6 cm (16 11/16 × 13 1/4 in.) -
Accession Number
2024.132.511
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Catalogue Raisonné
[working proof 34]
Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
Not signed. Not dated. "TRYING DIFFERENT YELLOWS..." upper center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "MORE AQUA" upper right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "PERFECT / (SO / BEAUTIFUL)" center right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "MORE / GREEN" center right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "BLENDS ARE SO INHERENTLY BEAUTIFUL / THEY STYMIE ME - HOW CAN I / COMPETE? I Just stare at them... / slowing down the whole process..." center right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "MIGHT HAVE TO / BURNISH OUT / RED/BROWN PLATE / FOR THIS TO HAPPEN..." center left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "yes?" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "WP 34 1[encircled] AQUA / same blue top / "kiwi" green bot. / OFFSET TWICE[underlined] / to lighten / 2[encircled] "kiwi" on / yellow plate / 3[encircled] Ruby[underlined] / "maroon"" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "If you like the background aquatint, I'd have / to make 2 new plates (1 blue, 1 green), probably / using "water bite" which would give you / a gradual fade." lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "34" verso, center right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Nelson: Unititled (#2) WP34" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
None.
Watermarks
"SOMERSET / ENGLAND"