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Rainclouds [working proof 2]

1991

Pat Steir

Associated Names

Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

The image features irregular, smeared, and overlapping shapes and lines forming an abstract scene. Various patches of lighter and darker shades create a pattern resembling clouds, waves, or fields. Some areas could be perceived as clusters of trees or bushes, with different tones suggesting clearing skies or reflections on water. The arrangement gives a sense of texture and depth, inviting the imagination to attach natural elements to the abstract forms.

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Artwork overview

Medium

spitbite, soapground, and soft-ground aquatint etching with drypoint in brown on wove paper [working proof]
Credit Line

Gift of Crown Point Press and the Artist, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

plate: 24.6 x 31.1 cm (9 11/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
sheet: 62 x 49.5 cm (24 7/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1991.235.26

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Steir: Rainclouds WP*2 NGA; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: charburned / sepia

Wikidata ID

Q75117830

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