Bernalillo Blues
Artist
Walter Askin
1929 Pasadena, California - 2021 Pasadena, California
Date1972
Mediumfour-color lithograph on Hahnemühle German Etching, ed. of 20
Dimensions30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Joe Sommers
Object numberPC2003.49.60
DescriptionA lithograph depicting a figure looking through an opening in a wall. To the right of the figure is a partially open curtain, revealing a potted cactus. In the foreground are three white forms including an obelisk with a sphere on top. The top of the composition features cloud-like forms. The background is black with blue polka dots.On View
Not on viewFusing layers of representational and abstract imagery in shades of blue Walter Askin creates a surreal scene in
Bernalillo Blues. A human figure looks out from a window frame adjacent to a large open curtain with a potted plant. The background suggests an abstracted representation of a flurry of snow or rain. Askin’s push and pull between representational and non-representational imagery invites careful viewing of Bernalillo Blues which was printed in collaboration with John Sommers at the Tamarind Institute in 1972.Terms
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