Untitled (red abstraction) by Isolde Baumgart
Untitled (red abstraction)
Isolde Baumgart
Title
Untitled (red abstraction)
Artist
Isolde Baumgart
1935 - 2011 (biography)Year
c. 1975
Technique
color viscosity intaglio
Image Size
9 9/16 x 11 1/2" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
33 of 50
Annotations
pencil editioned, lower left
Reference
Paper
smooth ivory wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
24755
Price
$300.00
Description
The viscosity process allows the printing of several colors in one printing rather than having to re-ink the matrix for each color. Baumgart teamed an explosive combination of red and ice blue to create her image. Being in the dark as to what the artist had in mind, one is completely free to interpret the image. Thinking large, the image could relate to the solar activity of our sun but, thinking small, the image could be a closeup of a red Dahlia releasing pollen. The textural ice-blue color resembles an exquisite glaze on a ceramic pot.