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17 Drawings by Thoreau
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing)
Changes and Disappearances
Where R=Ryoanji
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The Missing Stone
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Julie Mehretu
Wayne Thiebaud
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Wayne Thiebaud
Amy Sillman

Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud, River Edge, 1997

River Edge (working proof 26)
1997
color drypoint and spitbite aquatint
plate: 15 × 15 (38.1 × 38.1)
sheet: 22 1⁄2 × 23 3⁄4 (57.2 × 60.3)
Crown Point Press
Art © Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Wayne Thiebaud, River Edge, 1997

River Edge
1997
drypoint and spitbite aquatint in black with chine collé
plate: 15 × 15 (38.1 × 38.1)
sheet: 22 5⁄8 × 22 1⁄2 (57.5 × 57.2)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Kathan Brown,
2001
Art © Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Working proof 26 of Thiebaud's River Edge showcases the coloration for which the artist is renowned; a vivid apricot hue highlights the river edge and causes it to glow, even optically vibrate. But Thiebaud rejected this color scheme for the final print — a decision that was significant. Now monochromatic, the landscape reads flatter, more abstract, with repetitive patterns, sinuous lines, and interlocking geometric puzzle pieces.

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Wayne Thiebaud working at Crown Point Press, photograph by P. Dullanty, Courtesy Crown Point Press

Banner Image: Detail, Wayne Thiebaud, River Edge (working proof 26), 1997, color drypoint and spitbite aquatint, Crown Point Press, Art © Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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"Yes, No, Maybe: The Art of Making
Decisions," lecture by exhibition curators Judith Brodie and Adam Greenhalgh (audio)

Julie Mehretu, artist, in conversation with curator Judith Brodie, Diamonstein-Spielvogel lecture (audio)

"An Insider's Perspective," lecture by Kathan Brown, founder of Crown Point Press (audio)

Exhibition tour by curators Judith Brodie and Adam Greenhalgh (audio)

Wayne Thiebaud in the collection of the National Gallery of Art

Crown Point Press prints in the collection of the National Gallery of Art

Press release