Study VI, New York Harbor [#32, blue-black]

1997

Richard Estes

Associated Names
Richard Estes

Artist, American, born 1932

Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi

Printer, Japanese, active late 20th century

The image displays irregular, rounded shapes formed by deep navy blue paint and raw wood grain textures. The central dark shape is surrounded by a lighter band, resembling an island in a wooden sea. The lighter band evokes frothy white waves, and two holes in the wood above suggest nautical details.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: 32; upper left in black ink on adhered label: 32 Blue-Black

Markings

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


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