Untitled

1970

William Pettet

Associated Names
William Pettet

Artist, American, born 1942

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays large, amorphous shapes and curved lines blending into one another. The forms resemble soft clouds or foam, with hues of beige, yellow, and pink. Yellow areas suggest light passing through thick clouds, while pink spots resemble fluffy cotton candy amidst beige. Soft, grainy textures enhance the abstract quality, possibly suggesting a view of a landscape from above through a haze.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (aluminum) in two yellows, gray-brown, dark pink and beige on buff Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53.3 x 76.5 cm (21 x 30 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.565

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 2841.

Inscriptions

across bottom verso in graphite: Tam.imp. / William Pettet / 2841/ buff Arches

Markings

IS: Tamarind (T.1); BS: Sturman (T.53)

Wikidata ID

Q74062869

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