(Image 5) [trial proof]

1978

Pat Steir

Associated Names
Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Hidekatsu Takada

Printer, American

John Slivon

Printer, American

The image displays a geometric composition with a large dark brown square in the center, surrounded by intersecting lines forming a grid pattern on the outer border. The lines and boxes create an abstract pattern reminiscent of architectural blueprints or graph paper, with a woven texture or city map-like appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint, hard and softground etching, drypoint, spitbite and liftground etching on Arches Satine paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.2 x 30.2 cm (11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 x 40.6 cm (16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.142.94.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [trial proof]

  • Series Title

    Drawing Lesson, Part I

Associated Artworks

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The image features an artwork on a white background, displaying an etching of a person's face within a rectangular frame. The face, depicted using intricate lines and shading, is in the top left corner with facial features and curly hair suggested. The person's face extends slightly beyond the shoulders without showing full body. Above the etching is text with titles and credits related to the artwork, and below is information about the print. The overall presentation is clean and minimalistic with the focus on the text and etching. No other elements are present in the white background.

(Image 1)

Pat Steir

1978

The image depicts a central square shape with intersecting lines surrounding it, creating a textured perimeter. The square has a plain interior, contrasting with the dynamic crosshatch patterns outside. There is a short horizontal line inside the square.

(Image 2)

Pat Steir

1978

The image shows a large, square shape made up of dense, overlapping and crisscrossed lines. This square is contained within another outlined square with a thick border of similar textured lines. The composition resembles a window or a framed piece of art.

(Image 3)

Pat Steir

1978

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite at lower right below plate mark: TP. 78 P. Steir

Wikidata ID

Q76349380

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