Abstract
Artist
Philip Daniel Platt
(American, active 1940s - 1950s)
CultureAmerican
DateBefore 1946
MediumEtching with plate tone on wove paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 3/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.2 × 8.7 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 13 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (33.7 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Inner Mat: 14 11/16 × 11 1/16 in. (37.3 × 28.1 cm)
Overall, Outer Mat: 18 × 14 1/16 in. (45.7 × 35.7 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 13 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (33.7 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Inner Mat: 14 11/16 × 11 1/16 in. (37.3 × 28.1 cm)
Overall, Outer Mat: 18 × 14 1/16 in. (45.7 × 35.7 cm)
InscribedWritten in graphite below platemark, lower center: "The line in this print is almost perfect burin work. The interpretation of the matter is unimportant."
MarkingsWatermarked "P Co" within double segmented oval at upper left.
Credit LineGift of M.A. Agelesto
Object number46.73A.3
Not on view
Exhibition History"Making and Meaning: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art Collection," Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1 - August 11, 2013.
