Loop

Martin PuryearWW-2002-130715

2002·Soft ground etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)·Image/plate: 21.2 × 17.5 cm (8 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 42 × 35 cm (16 9/16 × 13 13/16 in.)

As seen with this print as well as the earlier Gate, Puryear has a special ability to produce small works that reveal no shortage of power or completeness despite their scale. Indeed, Loop is one of the artist’s favorite prints, possibly due to its daring succinctness.

Catalogue

Year: 2002
Medium: Soft ground etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions: Image/plate: 21.2 × 17.5 cm (8 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 42 × 35 cm (16 9/16 × 13 13/16 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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