Abstraction, Belief, Desire

1981

Pat Steir

Associated Names
Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image is divided into three vertical sections. The first section contains various geometric shapes in a red panel. The middle section features overlapping shapes like a yellow pyramid, blue cube, and red circular forms on a multi-colored, scribbled background. The third section depicts swirly, scribbled lines forming complex textures, hinting at a scene resembling a busy park or chaotic nature setting. Each section uses abstract symbols and forms to hint at familiar objects while overall remaining abstract.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint, hard and softground etching, and drypoint on Arches 88 paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 91.2 x 140.3 cm (35 7/8 x 55 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 108.3 x 155.9 cm (42 5/8 x 61 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.8.208

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1997 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 4*.

Bibliography

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997-1998: no. 4*.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: OK TO PRINT / Pat Steir / Sept 4 1981

Wikidata ID

Q75397537

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