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Abstraction, Belief, Desire [working proof 16 for panel A]

1981

Pat Steir

Associated Names

Pat Steir

Artist, American, 1938 - 2026

Hidekatsu Takada

Printer, American, active 20th century

There are nine shapes arranged in a 3x3 grid with textured red backgrounds. The top row has a triangle, square, and circle. The middle row has a triangle, square, and semicircle. The bottom row has a rhombus, pentagon, and circle. At the bottom of the image, the word "ABSTRACTION" appears upside down.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint, hardground, softground, spit bite, drypoint on Arches paper (Panel A WP 16 – sugar lift and spit bite aquatint in red and light red)
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

20 x 37 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.659

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