Chalices, State 2

1990

Tony Cragg

Associated Names
Tony Cragg

Artist, British, born 1949

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows a collection of intricate, undulating shapes filled with numerous small, oval-like lines and patterns. These shapes form clusters resembling rolled up bundles of fibrous material, with a golden-brown color palette enhancing their texture. The repetitive oval marks on the abstract forms evoke densely packed organic material, resembling straw or tightly rolled parcels.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color softground etching and aquatint on Somerset Textured paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.27 × 21.59 cm (8 3/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 31.12 × 33.02 cm (12 1/4 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.97

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Crown Point Press.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark; lower left: Chalices 2 [Roman numeral "II" written over] oktp; lower right: Tony Cragg

Wikidata ID

Q75413669

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