Untitled by Donald Ferguson
Untitled
Donald Ferguson
Title
Untitled
Artist
Year
2001
Technique
oil-based relief monoprint
Image Size
23 7/8 x 17 3/4" image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
I/I
Annotations
inscribed "2001-F" in lower right after the pencil signature; blindstamp in lower right: From The studio of Donald Ferguson Los Angeles
Reference
Paper
ivory wove Rives BFK watermarked
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
MASC147
Price
SOLD
Description
Donald Ferguson developed his monoprint technique through a course he took at the Los Angeles Community College under Norman Schwab. Having worked in primarily in painting and collage prior to his time at the college, Ferguson found that the monoprint (or monotype) essentially synthesized those two mediums with the added element of impressing the imagery into a sheet of paper, creating a kind of depth not achieved with other matrix-based mediums. Here, the artist uses earth tones and carefully planned spacing of shapes and textures to create a warm, elegant abstract composition.
Schwab would later say of his former pupil, "Ferguson paints with the etching press." Ferguson continues to work and exhibit in Southern California.