Between Air and Water No. 10
1992
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one from a series of twelve prints: color softground etching, spitbite aquatint, and drypoint on gampi chine collé on Somerset White Textured paper
Dimensions
sheet: 61.6 x 35.6 cm (24 1/4 x 14 in.) image: 40.6 x 17.8 cm (16 x 7 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.221
Art Historical Context
**Between Air and Water No.10** (1992) is a captivating print by Japanese artist Shoichi Ida, part of a series of twelve the fluid interplay between elemental forces. Ida, renowned for his abstract, organic forms inspired by nature, masterfully evokes the liminal space where air meets water—think misty veils or rippling surfaces—through intricate layers of color and texture. Housed in the National Gallery of Art as a gift from printmaking pioneer Kathan Brown, work exemplifies late-20th-century innovation in Japanese print traditions. Printed on delicate gampi chine collé affixed to robust So...