Cow Print [working proof 2]
2019
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View on museum website →Medium
color photogravure on wove Somerset paper [working proof 2]
Dimensions
plate: 25.3 × 30 cm (9 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.) sheet (irreg.): 30.7 × 40.7 cm (12 1/16 × 16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2024.132.565
Art Historical Context
**Cow Print [working proof 2]** by Gay Outlaw invites visitors into the experimental world of contemporary printmaking. Created in 2019, this color photogravure on wove Somerset paper captures the artist's playful nod to organic patterns—evoking the mottled texture of cowhide through vibrant, layered hues. Measuring a modest plate size of 25.3 × 30 cm, this working proof 2 represents an iterative stage in Outlaw's process, showcasing her San Francisco-based practice that blends sculpture, photography, and print to explore materiality and abstraction. Photogravure, a historic intaglio techniqu...