Quadra by Deborah Remington

Quadra by Deborah Remington

Quadra

Deborah Remington

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Title

Quadra

 
Artist
Year
1988 -89 
Technique
color lithograph 
Image Size
24 x 17 1/8" image 
Signature
pencil, lower left 
Edition Size
265 
Annotations
dated 1989 in pencil, lower left after signature; embossed stamp of the Print Club of Cleveland and that of the Oceans Works 
Reference
Print Club of Cleveland publication no. 68, 1990; illustrated on page 62 in "The Print Club of Cleveland 1969-1994". 
Paper
ivory wove German etching paper 
State
published 
Publisher
Print Club of Cleveland 
Inventory ID
19543 
Price
$900.00 
Description

Deborah Remington had recently emerged from a four year hiatus from exhibiting when she created “Quadra,” a darkly hued lithograph in a loose style that deviated from the polished, highly technical look she had established in the late 1970s and 80s. Yet even in its wilder structure there is a sense of control - or the search for it - in Remington’s composition.

“Quadra” embodies one of the foundational periods of exploration for the ever-evolving artist. Remington’s life was a veritable record of 20th century American art evolution, being a part of major shifts in the construction of artistic ideals on both coasts from the 1950s to the early 2000s. In particular, Remington appeared to use printmaking as means of pure exploration, puzzling out the building of an image rather than meditating on the emotive aspect of a subject.

This color lithograph, published by the Print Club of Cleveland, is an example of one such explorative period. It holds the hallmarks of an artist finding new paths to expression. The lines are heavy, appearing to be drawn with immediacy, and form a collection of shapes or figures marching toward the center of the work. Notes of her time studying Japanese sumi ink calligraphy appear in the overall structure, and her tendency toward dark, almost murky colors makes the central focus of the piece - a square of uninked paper - appear to be a window into which the artist or the viewer is drawn, seeking a new truth.

 
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