Dark Reservoir

2014

Wayne Thiebaud

Associated Names
Wayne Thiebaud

Artist, American, 1920 - 2021

Emily York

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows an aerial view of a stylized landscape with a reflective body of water in the center. The horizon is near the top edge, separating the sky from the land below. The artwork features meticulous linework, delicate shading, and sweeping brushstrokes outlining the water and surrounding land. The color palette is primarily shades of gray, creating a serene atmosphere. Fields curve around the water, echoing its shape, and in the distance, there are rows of small trees and lines of vegetation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    direct gravure, aquatint, and drypoint in black with chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 63.5 × 50.8 cm (25 × 20 in.)
    sheet: 71.12 × 81.28 cm (28 × 32 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.115.298

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco, California; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: OKTP; lower right in graphite: Thiebaud 2014

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