Water Sounds Totem
Date1982
Artist
Edda Renouf
(American painter, born 1943)
MediumAcrylic on Belgian linen with threads removed
Dimensions90 × 16 in. (228.6 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineTHE DOROTHY AND HERBERT VOGEL COLLECTION: FIFTY WORKS FOR FIFTY STATES, a joint initiative of the Trustees of the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection and the National Gallery of Art, with generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2008
Object number2008-47
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextWorking within a Minimalist tradition, Edda Renouf creates patterns by removing threads from the Belgian linen support of her paintings. Once altered, the canvas is prepared, stretched, painted, and sanded before the artist applies the final layers of glazing to reveal the image. This method serves to highlight the surface and internal structure of the material.
