Jane Dickson

Stairwell
1984

A graphic artwork depicting a figure lying on top of a staircase banister, viewed from above. The figure's body is draped over the railing, with their head and arms hanging downwards towards the dark stairwell. The image is characterized by a stark contrast between the light-colored figure and the dark, shadowy staircase, with a yellowish light source illuminating the scene from the top left corner. The artwork has a textured appearance and is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.
A graphic artwork depicting a figure lying on top of a staircase banister, viewed from above. The figure's body is draped over the railing, with their head and arms hanging downwards towards the dark stairwell. The image is characterized by a stark contrast between the light-colored figure and the dark, shadowy staircase, with a yellowish light source illuminating the scene from the top left corner. The artwork has a textured appearance and is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1984

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 35 3/4 × 22 13/16in. (90.8 × 57.9 cm) Plate: 29 1/4 × 16 3/4in. (74.3 × 42.5 cm)

Accession number
2011.123.3

Edition
15/45 | 5 APs

Publication
Printed by Gregory Burnet; printed by Maurice Payne; published by Fawbush Editions

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Arthur and Susan Fleischer

Rights and reproductions
© Jane Dickson

API
artworks/40285

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A graphic artwork depicting a figure lying on top of a staircase banister, viewed from above. The figure's body is draped over the railing, with their head and arms hanging downwards towards the dark stairwell. The image is characterized by a stark contrast between the light-colored figure and the dark, shadowy staircase, with a yellowish light source illuminating the scene from the top left corner. The artwork has a textured appearance and is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.
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Jane Dickson
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