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Starry Night: July [working proof 1]

1996

Pat Steir

Associated Names

Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Renée Bott

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

The image displays a chaotic arrangement of splattered dots and smudges of varying sizes, forming an abstract composition. Dark spots and contrasting white marks create a pattern that could be likened to a night sky filled with stars or ink splatters. Overall, the image evokes the surface of the moon or a web of constellations. There are elongated and irregular streaks that could resemble comets or meteors.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color soap ground aquatint with aquatint on Somerset paper (WP1 – spit bite and soap ground aquatints and aquatint in black) [working proof 1]
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

29 x 22 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.623
Catalogue Raisonné

[working proof 1]

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