Krishna Reddy

Plants

Maker

Krishna Reddy (Indian, 1925-2018

Title

Plants

Year

1965

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color viscosity intaglio

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 44.3 x 34.6 cm (17 7/16 x 13 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

69.046

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Krishna Reddy expressed his reverence for natural forms in this print’s dense explosion of colors and textures. Using a technique he invented for pulling multicolored prints from a single plate, he trans- formed the plants that inspired him into complex, vivid abstractions.

—WC

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Tombstone

Krishna Reddy (Indian, 1925-2018
b. in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Plants, 1965
Color viscosity intaglio
Plate: 44.3 x 34.6 cm (17 7/16 x 13 5/8 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 69.046

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