Untitled (#1)

1995

Joan Nelson

Associated Names
Joan Nelson

Artist, American, born 1958

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows a landscape with a small stream winding through lush vegetation. The horizon is low, with dense trees creating a border between the earth and sky. The sky is blue with clouds. A tree stump is in the foreground, surrounded by green grass. Light filters through, highlighting the foliage. The scene continues in the distance with more greenery.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint, hard and softground etching, and drypoint on Somerset Textured White paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.2 x 30.3 cm (11 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 53 x 50.5 cm (20 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.8.165

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1997 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 167*.

Bibliography

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997-1998: no. 167*.

Inscriptions

in graphite; lower left below plate mark: OKTP; lower right: Joan M. Nelson '95

Watermarks

Somerset

Wikidata ID

Q75397731

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