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Starry Night: July [working proof 3]

1996

Pat Steir

Associated Names

Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Renée Bott

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

The image shows splattered shapes and dripped lines on a dark background, creating an abstract appearance. The splotches and streaks resemble paint or ink blots on a canvas, with a larger concentration on the left side and scattered spots throughout. There are occasional elongated drips and dispersed white spots.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color soap ground aquatint with aquatint on Somerset paper (WP3 – spit bite and soap ground with aquatint in pink, black and yellow) [working proof 3]
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

29 x 22 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.625
Catalogue Raisonné

[working proof 3]

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