Clear Day

2006

Mary Heilmann

Associated Names
Mary Heilmann

Artist, American, born 1940

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Catherine Brooks

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Emily York

Technical Collaborator, American, active early 21st century

The image shows elongated and wavy grey shapes that stretch horizontally across the canvas. The abstract composition suggests familiar objects like fog banks or a river seen from above. The lines have a fluid and organic quality with slightly uneven edges, conveying a sense of natural motion. The variations in tone add depth and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color spitbite and sugarlift aquatints in silver on gampi paper chine collé, mounted onto wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 38.1 × 27.94 cm (15 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 54.93 × 43.18 cm (21 5/8 × 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.119.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: BAT; lower right in graphite: M Heilmann 06; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Heilmann: Clear Day BAT.

Wikidata ID

Q76560089

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