Grand Tetons-1
1987
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graphite and crayon with incised lines on wove Arches paper
Dimensions
overall: 64.8 x 56.5 cm (25 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2007.6.308
Art Historical Context
Edda Renouf's *Grand Tetons-1* (1987) is a mesmerizing abstract drawing that captures the essence of the majestic Grand Teton mountains through minimalist means. Created with graphite and crayon on wove Arches paper—a premium, heavyweight sheet favored for its absorbency and durability—the work measures 25½ × 22¼ inches. Renouf, a Danish-American artist active in the late 20th century, renowned for her subtle, meditative abstractions that blend minimalism with process-oriented techniques, often drawing inspiration from nature's forms while distilling them into luminous grids and lines. The ar...
About the Artist
Edda Renouf
Edda Renouf was born in Mexico City in 1943 to an artistic family — her father, Edward Renouf, was himself a painter. She moved to the United States in 1957 and began her formal training at Sarah Lawrence College in 1961, later earning her Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University, where she studied under the painter Richard Pousette-Dart. A year spent at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Mu...