Night Voyage

1956

Ynez Johnston

Associated Names
Ynez Johnston

Artist, American, 1920 - 2019

The image displays angular shapes and wavy lines in an intricate composition. The abstract artwork resembles a cityscape with structures resembling buildings, towers, and pathways. A bold color palette includes dark colors, white, red, and yellow. The shapes suggest objects like houses, chimneys, and symbols interconnected by pathways, resembling a map.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color intaglio on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.48 × 44.77 cm (12 × 17 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.91 × 56.83 cm (16 1/2 × 22 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.143.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, California); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1991; acquired 2018 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 6/55 / 1956; lower center in graphite: Night Voyage; lower right in graphite: Ynez Johnston; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: KR [strikethrough]; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: JD454

Watermarks

Arches

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