Puff
Beth Van Hoesen, Puff, 1980, aquatint and drypoint with roulette on moderately thick, moderately textured cream wove paper, Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust, © Beth Van Hoesen, 2007.60.224
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- Title
Puff
- Artist
- Date
1980
- Medium
aquatint and drypoint with roulette on moderately thick, moderately textured cream wove paper
- Edition
presentation proof (no edition)
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
plate: 10 1/4 in x 10 13/16 in; sheet: 16 1/4 in x 14 3/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
BAT number: 447, graphite, verso; lower left
edition: presentation proof, graphite, lower middle Language: English
title: Puff, graphite, lower left Language: English
signature: © Beth Van Hoesen, 1980, graphite, lower right
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust
- Accession Number
2007.60.224
- Copyright
© Beth Van Hoesen
- Terms
Beth Van Hoesen completed Puff after seeing the Persian cat at a small cat show in San Francisco. The owner, unenthused about Van Hoesen drawing Puff, suggested she draw one of her other, "better" cats, but Van Hoesen declined. Instead, she stated that she was "intrigued by all of the glorious fur surrounding his mean little face."
- Exhibitions
2017 Kingdom Animalia: Animals in Print from Dürer to Picasso Portland Art Museum
