Valentine

2006

Mary Heilmann

Associated Names
Mary Heilmann

Artist, American, 1940 - 2026

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Catherine Brooks

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Emily York

Technical Collaborator, American, active early 21st century

The image shows a large, irregular red shape at the top, with faint linear patterns creating a grid-like appearance below it. The background has hints of lighter shades, resembling a backdrop with subtle, cloud-like forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color sugarlift aquatint, spibite aquatint, and drypoint with gampi paper chine collé, mounted onto wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 75.57 × 55.56 cm (29 3/4 × 21 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 101.6 × 78.11 cm (40 × 30 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.119.36

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below platemark in graphite: BAT; lower right in graphite: M. Hailmann 06; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Valentine; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Heilmann: Valentine BAT;

Watermarks

Somerset

Wikidata ID

Q76560113

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