Untitled (Large Tape)

1988

Al Taylor

Associated Names
Al Taylor

Artist, American, 1948 - 1999

The image features bold, sweeping abstract black lines against a grayscale background. A curved line resembling a bent pipe or branch is on the right side. The lines intertwine and twist across the composition. Delicate linear shapes cross each other in the upper left. Near the bottom center, a circular series of concentric rings suggests ripples in water. Scattered droplets and dots add to the abstract nature of the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint, sugarlift, line etching and spitbite in black on wove Somerset Satin paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Christopher Cordes

  • Dimensions

    plate: 67.31 x 86.36 cm (26 1/2 x 34 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 x 49.53 cm (13 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.4.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Taylor 2013, 27

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Al Taylor; Reproduced by permission.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher Cordes, Santa Fe; gift to NGA, 2012

Associated Names

Bibliography

2013

  • Taylor, Debbie and Michael Semff. Al Taylor Prints, Catalogue Raisonne. Ostfildern, GER, 2013., no.27, pg. 80.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: EXHIBITION PROOF 2/2; lower right in graphite: Al Taylor '88; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: AT88-104

Markings

publisher BS: lower left

Wikidata ID

Q76560736

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