Square Light I

1988

Sean Scully

Associated Names
Sean Scully

Artist, American, born Ireland, 1945

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Brian Shure

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows an abstract composition of rectangular shapes arranged vertically. The central panel consists of multiple bands. The outer sections feature shades of light gray and blue brush strokes resembling weathered wood or sanded paint. In the center, there is a dominant vertical red-brown strip segmented horizontally by a dark gray band with diagonal streaks. The overall image gives the impression of a simplified skyline or architectural facade.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color soapground aquatint, aquatint, spitbite aquatint, and crayon resist on Somerset Textured paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 53 x 52.7 cm (20 7/8 x 20 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 86 x 77.5 cm (33 7/8 x 30 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.410

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Martino 1999, no. 88004

  • Copyright

    © Sean Scully, Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Martino, Victoria. Sean Scully Prints: Catalogue Raisonné 1968-1999. Vienna, 1999.

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark; lower left: OK.TP; lower center: SQUARE LIGHT 1; lower right: Sean Scully 88

Wikidata ID

Q75417237

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