Cannisters II

1990

Tony Cragg

Associated Names
Tony Cragg

Artist, British, born 1949

The image shows three large sketch-like jerry cans arranged diagonally. The color palette is predominantly a soft, faded reddish-orange on a white background. The jerry cans are positioned with the lowest one in the front right of the image, slightly larger, while the other two ascend towards the back left, showing a sense of depth and perspective. Each jerry can features a notable 'X' shape on their bodies and spouts on the top left.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching and aquatint in red on Somerset Textured paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)
    sheet: 37.47 × 30.48 cm (14 3/4 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.94

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 II; lower right: Tony Cragg

Wikidata ID

Q75413539

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