Nancy Graves

Stuck, the Flies Buzzed
1990

A vibrant and colorful abstract artwork composed of five panels, each with distinct patterns and motifs. The first panel on the left features a fiery orange background with intricate red and blue floral designs. The second panel has a magenta backdrop with yellow abstract shapes resembling noodles or worms. A detailed black and white botanical drawing bridges over the second and third panels. The third panel showcases a bright yellow field with green abstract silhouettes. The fourth panel is dominated by a black background with colorful geometric shapes and a few scattered red dots. The final panel on the right has a vivid blue color with red abstract line drawings resembling eyes and faces.
A vibrant and colorful abstract artwork composed of five panels, each with distinct patterns and motifs. The first panel on the left features a fiery orange background with intricate red and blue floral designs. The second panel has a magenta backdrop with yellow abstract shapes resembling noodles or worms. A detailed black and white botanical drawing bridges over the second and third panels. The third panel showcases a bright yellow field with green abstract silhouettes. The fourth panel is dominated by a black background with colorful geometric shapes and a few scattered red dots. The final panel on the right has a vivid blue color with red abstract line drawings resembling eyes and faces.

Not on view

Date
1990

Classification
Prints

Medium
Color etching, aquatint, drypoint, and screenprint, with screenprinted and embossed collage elementColor aquatint, spit-bite, soft-ground, drypoint, silver leaf, and collage on paper and screenprint, with screenprinted and embossed collage element

Dimensions
Sheet (Sight): 47 5/8 × 90 3/8in. (121 × 229.6 cm) Plate (Sight): 29 1/4 × 78 3/8in. (74.3 × 199.1 cm) Image (Overall): 40 3/4 × 78 3/8in. (103.5 × 199.1 cm)

Accession number
2008.95

Edition
43/68 | 20 APs, 2 HCs, PPI, PPII

Publication
Printed by Vigna Antoniniana Stamperia d'Arte; published by 2RC Edizioni d'Arte

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Altria Group, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© The Nancy Graves Foundation, Inc. / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/33504

Nancy Graves
9 works in the collection

View artist

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

Learn more about this project

Learn more at whitney.org/artport

On the Hour projects can contain motion and sound. To respect your accessibility settings autoplay is disabled.