Loop

Description

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.

Loop

Martin Puryear

2002

Accession Number

190636

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.)

Classification

prints and drawing

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Delaney Fund