Tree Curtain

1998-2001

Tom Young

Associated Names
Tom Young

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a view through slender, leafless tree branches reaching upward. The horizon is not visible, with a composition dominated by interwoven lines and forms created by the branches and textures underneath. The image style suggests a detailed technique with sharp contrasts between dark branches and a pale background. The color palette is monochromatic with black, white, and grey tones. The scene extends beyond the branches to a surface resembling eroded or rocky terrain.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jeanne and Richard S. Press, Weston, MA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right on image in graphite: Tom Young; bottom left on image: Tree Curtain/Recycled Realities 4/15; on verso, top left: Tree Curtain 4/15 / Recycled Realities [circled: ●] / Tom Young; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.029.010

Wikidata ID

Q64170643

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