Japanese Moon I

1967

Ernst Van Leyden

Associated Names
Ernst Van Leyden

Artist, American, born 1892

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows radiating lines forming elliptical and circular shapes that intersect and overlap. The pattern is intricate, resembling a web or the interior of a kaleidoscope. Some shapes look like eyes or celestial bodies. Soft pastel hues of green, orange, and purple add depth and layering, creating visual tension. The composition gives the impression of looking through a grid at moving spherical objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc and stone) in two blues, pink andviolet on Copperplate Deluxe paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53.6 cm (21 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.1082

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. 1933.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Tam. Imp. / Leyden 67; lower left verso in graphite: 1933 / Copperplate Deluxe; vertical along right edge verso in graphite: CDP

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Ko (T.26)

Wikidata ID

Q74064857

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