Cannisters I

1990

Tony Cragg

Associated Names
Tony Cragg

Artist, British, born 1949

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows three jerry cans arranged in a composition with warm shades of yellow and brown. The cans are positioned with one in the center, another slightly lower and to the right, and the third one to the left and slightly behind, creating a sense of depth. The cans are sketched with simple lines and there are subtle splashes and gradients of color providing a sense of form and texture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching and aquatint in green on Somerset Textured paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.08 × 20 cm (9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.73 × 31.75 cm (15 1/4 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.93

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Crown Point Press.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark; lower left: Cannisters I; lower right: Tony Cragg

Wikidata ID

Q75413489

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