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Van

1989

Wayne Thiebaud

Associated Names

Wayne Thiebaud

Artist, American, 1920 - 2021

Crown Point Press

Publisher

This is a drawing of a VW microbus driving on a road. The drawing features a view of the back of a VW microbus on a road that is illuminated. The road extends into the distance. The use of line work suggests motion. The microbus is depicted in shadow, with highlights on the side and rear. The background features cross-hatched lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint with spitbite etching on Somerset textured paper
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

image: 22.9 x 29.9 cm (9 x 11 3/4 in.)
sheet: 45.7 x 50.5 cm (18 x 19 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1996.93.103

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

along bottom in graphite; lower left: OK To Print; lower right: Thiebaud

Wikidata ID

Q75400350

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