Between Vertical and Horizon -- Descended Triangle (E)
1987
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softground etching, drypoint, spitbite aquatint, and chine collé of handmade Japanese Gampe on Somerset Satin paper
Dimensions
sheet: 51.4 x 33.3 cm (20 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.) image: 25.4 x 12.7 cm (10 x 5 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.231
Art Historical Context
Shoichi Ida's *Between Vertical and Horizon --ended Triangle (E)*1987) is a mesmerizing print that captures the Japanese artist's fascination with geometric abstraction and spatial tension. Born in 1947, Ida draws from post-war Japanese printmaking traditions while embracing Western intaglio techniques, creating works that hover between precision and poetic ambiguity. This piece, part of a series exploring verticality against expansive horizons, features a descended triangle as its focal form, evoking a sense of delicate balance amid infinite space. Crafted through an intricate layering of so...