Riphaeus Mountain Region of the Moon

1972

Nancy Graves

Associated Names
Nancy Graves

Artist, American, 1939 - 1995

An array of multicolored dots and lines form an intricate pattern across the canvas. Clusters of small circles create larger fields of pastel blue, pink, and purple, interspersed with areas of light green and red. Thin, winding lines crisscross the composition. The overall effect is reminiscent of a view from above, like an abstract map or a representation of a cellular structure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gouache and ink with gold felt-tip marker over graphite on Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Esther Cattell Schmitt

  • Dimensions

    overall (appromimate): 57.2 x 76.1 cm (22 1/2 x 29 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.45.2

  • Series Title

    Lunar Orbiter Series [1992.45.1-10]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in felt-tip pen: Graves 5-72

Wikidata ID

Q64618115

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