Study VI, New York Harbor [recto, #26, gray]

1997

Richard Estes

Associated Names
Richard Estes

Artist, American, born 1932

Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi

Printer, Japanese, active late 20th century

Marlborough Graphics

Publisher

The image shows a large triangular shape made of textured gray material, surrounded by a wooden border with smooth, curvy lines. The gray area has layers of texture, while the wood creates a boundary around it.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    carved and inked woodblock

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Marlborough Graphics, New York

  • Dimensions

    block: 40.32 × 34.77 × 1.75 cm (15 7/8 × 13 11/16 × 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.50.17.a

Associated Artworks

The image shows an irregular, organic-shaped dark form on the left side of a wooden background with vertical grain lines. The shape has soft, indistinct edges and resembles a cloud or an ink spill. There are small, inset shapes and a drilled hole near the top that resemble buttons or fasteners.

Study VI, New York Harbor [verso, #27, dark brown]

Richard Estes, Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi, Marlborough Graphics

1997

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Marlborough Gallery, New York); acquired 2000 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: 26; upper right in black ink on adhered label: 26 Gray

Markings

burned upper right: Tsuka-Guchi Atelier; printed upper right in black ink on adhered label: Artist: Richard Estes / Title: New York Harbor / Date: 1997 / Block# , Color

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