Between Vertical and Horizon -- Descended Triangle (Well 1)

1987

Shoichi Ida

Associated Names
Shoichi Ida

Artist, Japanese, 1941 - 2006

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image displays a series of concentric circles made of textured, stippled marks across the upper portion of the canvas. A vertical streak of red paint descends from a central blot, resembling a drawn-out drip of liquid. Below the circles, intersecting straight lines and a square suggest a grid. Scattered throughout are blurred dot patterns. The lower section contains faint triangular and circular shapes, with sweeping horizontal lines across the bottom. The piece juxtaposes organic elements like droplets and fingerprints with geometric forms like grids and arrows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    one from a set of three prints: color softground etching, drypoint, spitbite aquatint, and chine collé of handmade Japanese Gampe on Somerset Satin paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 51.4 x 33.3 cm (20 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.)
    image: 25.6 x 12.7 cm (10 1/16 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.233

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Crown Point Press.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark: O.K.T.P. Shoichi Ida '87

Wikidata ID

Q75414974

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