Untitled

Prints and Drawings

2001

Martin Puryear
American, born 1941

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.

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.

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Artist: Martin Puryear
Title: Untitled
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 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.)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Delaney Fund
Reference Number: 2007.90

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