Jumping Fish from The Joy of Ornament

1980

Robert Kushner

Artist, American, born 1949

Stephen Thomas

Printer, American, active 1978

Crown Point Press

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint from a portfolio of 17 etchings and aquatints and three drypoints on wove Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.5 x 10.2 cm (8 7/8 x 4 in.)
    sheet: 29.2 x 15.2 cm (11 1/2 x 6 in.)

  • Accession

    1997.8.124.13

Associated Artworks

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Hazel from The Joy of Ornament

Robert Kushner, Stephen Thomas, Crown Point Press

1980

Eve from The Joy of Ornament

Robert Kushner, Stephen Thomas, Crown Point Press

1980

Bistam from The Joy of Ornament

Robert Kushner, Stephen Thomas, Crown Point Press

1980

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. 98*, as The Joy of Ornament: Jumping Fish.

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. 98*.

Inscriptions

"Robert Kushner" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "OK to Print" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

"13" lower right margin, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75405268

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