Chris Ofili
Black Leaf

Black Leaf

© Chris Ofili

Black Leaf
Black Leaf
ArtistBritish, born 1968
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Black Leaf
  • from the series Rincon Falls
Date2008
Printed inSan Francisco, California, United States
Published inSan Francisco, California, United States
MediumColor spit bite and sugar lift aquatint with drypoint on wove paper, trial proof B, before an edition of 20
DimensionsPlate: 23 1/2 × 14 3/4 in. (59.7 × 37.5 cm)
Sheet: 32 1/2 × 22 7/8 in. (82.6 × 58.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Kelly and Nicholas Silvers; Linda and David Dillahunty; Elinor Earle; the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors; and various funders in memory of Charlotte Ewart
Object number2015.94
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist and [Crown Point Press, San Francisco, 2014]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, lower left: TPV
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, lower center: Rincon Falls—Black Leaf
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, lower right: Chris Ofili [illegible] 08
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, lower right: Chris Ofili [illegible] 08
Recto: Blindstamp, right bottom edge: Crown Point Press / [illegible]
Recto: Blindstamp, right bottom edge: [swirling CPP – Crown Point Press logo]

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