Study of a Crab (Étude de crabe)

1991

Erik Desmazières

Associated Names
Erik Desmazières

Artist, French, born 1948

The image features two large crabs. One crab is depicted from an underside view, showing its detailed abdomen and claws, while the other is shown in a dorsal view, highlighting its carapace and legs. The color palette includes reds, browns, and grays. The upper crab is situated centrally at the top half of the image, with its claws extending towards the sides, and the lower crab is positioned horizontally with its legs and claws splayed out symmetrically.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint and roulette on Tiepolo Fabriano wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Faya Causey in memory of Philip Conisbee

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.85 × 23.81 cm (11 3/4 × 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 48.58 × 37.94 cm (19 1/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.182.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fitch 1981-2011, no. 134

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Faya Causey, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Fitch, Andrew, ed. Erik Desmazières: Etchings, 1991-2001. New York: Fitch-Febvrel Gallery, 2001, no. 134.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 15/90; lower center in graphite: étude de crabe; lower right in graphite: Erik Desmazières 1991

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