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Silent Wind

1975

June Wayne

Associated Names

June Wayne

Artist, American, 1918 - 2011

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image features swirling lines and intricate patterns creating an abstract composition. The lines create textures resembling rough fabric or topography. The abstract nature evokes elements such as intricate woven material or weathered wood, with lines resembling waves or plant roots spreading through the soil.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of June Wayne, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

sheet: 60.9 x 84.2 cm (24 x 33 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1991.205.10
Catalogue Raisonné

Gilmour 1992, no. 135

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

Gilmour, Pat. "A Love Affair with Lithography: The Prints of June Wayne." Print Quarterly 9, no. 2 (1992): no. 135.

2007

Conway, Robert P. June Wayne, the Art of Everything: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1936-2006. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2007, no.

Inscriptions

lower left in felt-tip pen: 13/13 / Silent Wind / June Wayne; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: JW217

Markings

BS: Tamarind chop

Watermarks

Tamarind

Wikidata ID

Q75120208

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