Ellen Phelan

Garden Scroll II

1984

Large vertical sheet with dark charcoal wash and textured marks, showing worn edges.

Large vertical sheet with dark charcoal wash and textured marks, showing worn edges.

Not on view

Date
1984

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 17 13/16 in. (42.5 × 45.2 cm)

Accession number
2008.124.2

Credit line
Gift of Altria Group, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© Ellen Phelan / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/34052

Part of a series:
Garden Scrolls and Garden Drawings
7 works

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Soft charcoal drawing of a dark, cloud-like mass hovering above a flat, misty surface.

Dark abstract ink wash suggesting stormy clouds over a misty landscape.

Soft black-and-white watercolor shows a misty riverside with trees and reflections.

Tall vertical charcoal wash with smoky dark-to-light gradient and worn paper edges.

Large vertical sheet with dark charcoal wash and textured marks, showing worn edges.

See also

Ellen Phelan
Garden Scroll II
1990

Ellen Phelan
30 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

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