Bottled Water

1989

Al Taylor

Associated Names
Al Taylor

Artist, American, 1948 - 1999

Niels Borch Jensen

Printer, Danish, born 1952

Galerie Alfred Kren, Cologne

Publisher

Dan Albert Benveniste

Printer, Danish, born 1966

Mette Ulstrup

Printer, active, Denmark, 1989

The image shows abstract shapes and lines forming a composition. A cylindrical figure resembling a telescope or rocket is at the center of the image, along with elliptical and circular shapes suggesting barrels, wheels, or lenses around it. The design evokes a sense of machinery or gadgetry with shading and texture. The interplay of shapes and lines creates depth and complexity, encouraging viewers to ponder the connections between these forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, spitbite aquatint, and drypoint on Zerkall Bütten paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Debbie Taylor

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.13 × 23.02 cm (13 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.21 × 35.24 cm (19 3/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.112.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Taylor 2013, 42

  • Portfolio Title

    Ten Common (Hawaiian Household) Objects

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Al Taylor; Reproduced by permission.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

artist; by inheritance to his widow, Debbie Taylor, New York, NY; gift to National Gallery of Art, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

2013

  • Semff, Michael, and Debbie Taylor, eds. Al Taylor Prints:Catalogue Raisonne. Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2013: 107, no. 42.

Inscriptions

lower left, beneath plate in graphite: 12/15; lower right, beneath plate, signed and dated in graphite: Al Taylor '89; verso, lower left in graphite: AT (PR-89.03)

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