Abstraction, Belief, Desire [working proof 10 for panel C]

1981

Pat Steir

Associated Names
Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Hidekatsu Takada

Printer, American, active 20th century

The image features a grid of diagonal and vertical lines intersecting on the canvas. Within the lattice, shapes resembling human faces, bodies, seated figures, and tree-like structures are discernible. The use of overlapping colors and lines adds to the abstract quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint, hardground, softground, spit bite, drypoint on Arches paper (Panel C WP 10 –hard ground etching in black, sugar lift aquatint in mint green, yellow, coral hand applied ink brown, aquatint in dark brown to light brown)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    20 x 37 in.

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.665

Artwork history & notes

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