Drawing Boards

1980

Richard Smith

Associated Names
Richard Smith

Artist, British, born 1931

The image shows intersecting geometric shapes like rectangles and lines forming an abstract pattern. There are deep burgundy shapes on top of a muted blue rectangle, with diagonal and vertical lines creating layered depth. The arrangement of shapes resembles folds and creases seen in an opened envelope or folded fabric, adding a tactile quality and dimensionality to the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching and aquatint on Rives BFK paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert L. Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 54.2 x 34.2 cm (21 5/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 75.5 x 57 cm (29 3/4 x 22 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.54.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 41/60; lower right in graphite: R. Smith 80

Wikidata ID

Q74882973

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