Narcissus
Sean Scully's hard-ground etching and aquatint titled Narcissus explores themes of self-reflection and mythology through his distinctive abstract approach. The work combines multiple intaglio techniques in a colorful composition.
- Medium
- Hard-ground etching and aquatint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 7, 2018
Artists in conversation
Robert Motherwell
American · b. 1915
Motherwell's abstract intaglio prints share Scully's rich layering of color through etching and aquatint techniques, and he similarly drew on mythological and literary themes to give his abstract compositions emotional and cultural depth.
Howard Hodgkin
British · b. 1932
Hodgkin's color aquatints and etchings use bold, overlapping planes of vivid color to evoke emotion and memory, closely mirroring the chromatic intensity and contemplative mood of Scully's Narcissus.
Pat Steir
American · b. 1940
Steir is celebrated for her richly layered abstract prints combining etching and aquatint with expressive color fields, and her printmaking practice engages themes of reflection and transformation in ways that align closely with this specific work.
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