Sting ray
1970
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
135.0 × 93.4 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Henry and Dinah Krongold, Founder Benefactors, 1984
© Willem de Kooning/ARS, New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Abstract Expressionist painter Willem de Kooning was enticed to work in the lithographic medium by the printers Fred Genis and Irwin Hollander of Hollander Workshop in New York City. De Kooning initially found the complexity of the lithographic process off-putting and an impediment to the spontaneity and vitality of his images. A more sympathetic way of working was subsequently devised so the artist could make his images directly onto transfer paper, which the printers subsequently transferred onto the printing plate. In the year from June 1970, de Kooning produced twenty-four lithographs that are remarkable for introducing the large painterly gestures and spontaneous mark-making of his paintings into the print medium.
Artwork Details
Edition
printer's proof; edition 48
Accession Number
P120-1984
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Animals
Subjects (specific)
black (colour) brush strokes gesture drawing (technique) linearity (form concept) ray (species) wash (material)
Movements
Abstract Expressionism Action painting