Study for Goldberg Variations
Artist
Farhad Ostovani
(born 1950)
Date1996-1997
MediumWatercolor and ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 4 1/4 × 12 1/2 inches (10.8 × 31.8 cm)
Mat: 11 5/8 × 19 3/16 inches (29.53 × 48.74 cm)
Mat: 11 5/8 × 19 3/16 inches (29.53 × 48.74 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2024.70.23
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DescriptionThis small ink and watercolor painting on paper is one of a series of studies for the Goldberg Variations. The work depict rose stems with leaves rendered against the white ground of the bare paper. Wet black ink and paint is applied with a brush, which gives variation to the value and texture of the media.
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