River Edge

1997

Wayne Thiebaud

Associated Names
Wayne Thiebaud

Artist, American, 1920 - 2021

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Daria Sywulak

Printer, American, born 1960

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Case Hudson

Printer, American, born 1968

The image shows an aerial view of a landscape with a horizon near the top. There are lines of trees and distant hills. The composition includes curved lines resembling a river or path through the land. The lines are delicate and precise, emphasizing the natural terrain. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray creating a serene visual impact. Darker areas near us shift to lighter tones in the distance, providing depth to the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and spitbite aquatint in black printed on gampi paper chine collé mounted on Somerset textured paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.8 x 37.8 cm (14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 57.5 x 57.2 cm (22 5/8 x 22 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.142.104

  • Copyright

    Art © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco: Gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1 Sep 2013 - 5 Jan 2014.

Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 107, pl. 21.2.

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark; lower left: O.K.T.P.; lower right: Thiebaud 1997

Wikidata ID

Q76359772

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