Summer Pond [working proof 1]

2003

Pat Steir

Associated Names
Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Rachel Fuller

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows a mass of swirling and intersecting lines with varying curvature and density. There is a central dark cluster resembling tangled threads of yarn, set against a background grid. The composition appears chaotic and dynamic, hinting at motion and energy within a confined space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hard ground etching on wove Somerset paper [working proof 1]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.6 × 47.4 cm (12 13/16 × 18 11/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 45.1 × 57.6 cm (17 3/4 × 22 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.630

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 1]


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "1" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Steir: Summer Pond WP1" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.


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