Flowers V
1965
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lithograph (stone) in red, green and violet on German Etching paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27.6 x 18 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.169
Art Historical Context
"Flowers V" is a delicate lithograph created by Ruth Asawa in 1965. Executed in red, green, and violet inks on German Etching paper, the print measures just 27.6 by 18 centimeters. Lithography, a planographic process involving drawing directly on stone, allowed Asawa to achieve soft color transitions and fine tonal variations that evoke the gentle layering of petals. Classified as part of a portfolio, the work likely belongs to a series exploring floral forms. Its donation to the National Gallery of Art by Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith places it within a public collection dedicated to pres...
About the Artist
Ruth Asawa
Ruth Asawa (1926–2013), born Ruth Aiko Asawa in Norwalk, California, as the fourth of seven children to Japanese immigrant farmers Umakichi and Haru Asawa, grew up on a truck farm where she honed her artistic eye sketching natural forms in the sand. During World War II, her family endured separation under Japanese American internment; while most were held at Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas—wh...