Traveller

1984

Sean Scully

Associated Names
Sean Scully

Artist, American, born Ireland, 1945

The image depicts a series of vertical and horizontal rectangular shapes arranged in a grid-like pattern. The vertical shapes on the left alternate between orange and green hues. Following these are horizontal rectangles in mustard yellow and rust colors. On the right side, the blocks alternate between blue and brown tones. The overall composition may evoke connections to objects like shelves, books, or textiles.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jane P. Watkins

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.86 × 29.21 cm (9 × 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.98.3

  • Copyright

    © Sean Scully, Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jane Watkins, Ketchum, ID; gift to NGA, 2010

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Sean Scully; lower center in graphite: Traveller; lower right in graphite: 2.84; upper right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 45

Wikidata ID

Q64630670

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