Writing a Poem, Snake, Candle
Print
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Ken Kiff (1935-2001) is best known as a painter, whose work is characterised by heightened colour and dream-like scenes which resemble fairy tales. Figures are shown in simple landscapes, with odd disjunctions of scale between the different elements of the composition. Many of these characters and devices from his paintings also appear in his many prints. This is a trial proof for an untitled print made at Studio Prints, London.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Writing a Poem, Snake, Candle (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Aquatint and drypoint |
| Brief description | Ken Kiff: Trial proof for Writing a Poem, Snake, Candle (open book, flowers, candle and snake), 1999. Aquatint and drypoint. |
| Physical description | Print on paper, at the centre an open book in which a figure (whose face is obscured by light) is drawing from above. The book is overlapped by a spray of flowers. In the shadows to the right is a figure observing the scene. Below, to the left, there is a mountain. |
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| Content description | At the centre is an open book in which a figure (whose face is obscured by light) is drawing from above. The book is overlapped by a spray of flowers. In the shadows to the right is a figure observing the scene. Below, to the left, there is a mountain. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 3 11/2/99 (in pencil) |
| Credit line | Given by Marc Balakjian and Dorothea Wight of Studio Prints |
| Summary | Ken Kiff (1935-2001) is best known as a painter, whose work is characterised by heightened colour and dream-like scenes which resemble fairy tales. Figures are shown in simple landscapes, with odd disjunctions of scale between the different elements of the composition. Many of these characters and devices from his paintings also appear in his many prints. This is a trial proof for an untitled print made at Studio Prints, London. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.13-2016 |
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| Record created | November 13, 2015 |
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