Clegyr-Boia II (Landscape in Wales)

1936

Graham Sutherland

Associated Names
Graham Sutherland

Artist, British, 1903 - 1980

The image features a composition of various forms, including curved and angular shapes, intersecting lines, and shaded areas that form an abstract pattern. The abstract nature of the image invites connections to familiar objects; one might see a fractured shell or an eye peering through dark surroundings. The overlapping dark areas and intricate lines create a sense of depth and texture, reminiscent of crumpled paper or torn fabric, enhanced by the subtle play of light and shadow across the form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.8 x 14.7 cm (7 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.2 x 18.1 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.37

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tassi 1978, no. 33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William Weston Gallery, London); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 4, 1976; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Tassi, Roberto. Grahan Sutherland: Complete Graphic Work. London and New York: Thames and Hudson and Rizzoli International, 1978

Inscriptions

lower center in image: Herons (partially burnished away)

Wikidata ID

Q76341741

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