A Door Must Be Either Open or Closed

2002

Tom Marioni

Associated Names
Tom Marioni

Artist, American, born 1937

Rachel Fuller

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Catherine Brooks

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows intersecting lines and shapes, with a central vertical yellow trapezoid surrounded by black lines forming geometric shapes. The design resembles a stylized doorway or folded paper. The composition features simple geometric forms and a single splash of color, creating an abstract and minimalist artwork.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint printed in black ink with aquatint printed in yellow ink on Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.5 x 13.8 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.3 x 29 cm (17 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.122.50

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA from Kathan Brown, San Francisco, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: OKTP; lower right in graphite: Marioni 02; across lower verso in graphite: 7 primrose / ex / door / 100% primrose / drypt. / portland cool / Marioni: A Door Muset be Either Open or Closed, OKTP

Wikidata ID

Q76359039

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