River Edge

1997

Wayne Thiebaud

Associated Names
Wayne Thiebaud

Artist, American, 1920 - 2021

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image displays a landscape from an elevated perspective. The horizon is situated near the top of the composition, showing details of hills and cultivated fields. Parallel lines in darker tones give depth, leading towards a winding path or stream in the center. The artwork combines delicate linework and soft brushstrokes to create movement. The color palette includes green, yellow, blue, and orange tones, creating a harmonious effect.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
    sheet: 22 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (57.15 × 60.33 cm)

  • Accession Number

    2014.116.41

  • Copyright

    Art © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2013

  • Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1 Sep 2013 - 5 Jan 2014.

Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 106, pl. 21.1.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: 1) APRICOT new spit, lower right: 26

Wikidata ID

Q76561073

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