Drawing a Line as Far as I Can Reach (Second Version)

1996

Tom Marioni

Associated Names
Tom Marioni

Artist, American, born 1937

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows a long, slender vertical line that gently curves along its length on a soft, beige background. The texture of the line suggests something organic. The composition balances the muted backdrop with the dark central figure, creating an abstract representation of nature-inspired elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hardground etching and aquatint in brown and black on Somerset wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 196.22 × 48.58 cm (77 1/4 × 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.142.73

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco, California; acquired 2001 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2013-2014, p. 99, pl. 18.2.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: OKTP; lower right in graphite: Marioni '96; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: AP BV + EXT; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Marioni: Drawing a Line as Far as I Can Reach (Second Version) OKTP

Wikidata ID

Q76359011

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