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Martin PuryearWW-2001-013394

2001·Color hard and soft ground etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)·Image/plate: 60.5 × 45.5 cm (23 7/8 × 17 15/16 in.); Sheet: 88.5 × 70.8 cm (34 7/8 × 27 7/8 in.)

<p>In 2001, when Puryear returned to printmaking with a renewed focus, he produced this curious image of two skeletal shapes. In 2014 he completed sculptural versions of these two forms—one monumental, and the other using new materials and color.</p> <p>The quality of the naked line—here made with soft ground etching—comes close to approximating the crumbly, rich marks he achieves using Conté crayon.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 2001
Medium: Color hard and soft ground etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions: Image/plate: 60.5 × 45.5 cm (23 7/8 × 17 15/16 in.); Sheet: 88.5 × 70.8 cm (34 7/8 × 27 7/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Martin Puryear

Artist

Martin Puryear

Sculpture

Martin L. Puryear is an American artist known for his devotion to traditional craft. Working in a variety of media, but primarily wood, his reductive technique and meditative approach challenge the physical and poetic boundaries of his materials.

Washington, D.C., USA

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