About The Work
In a catalogue for his Canfield Hatfield series, artist David Salle writes: “Professor Canfield Hatfield was a supposedly real-life character who… [worked] as a paid maker of rain for drought-stricken communities in the West—a high-wager kind of job and by extension a useful metaphor for the relationship between risk, hope, and fraud that enter into any art-making or rain-making situation.” While these concepts are rather abstract, they nonetheless play out in this enigmatic work (an etching in an edition of 60), as the viewer is challenged to either devise a narrative from the disparate elements, or else find consolation in the uncertainty.
About David Salle
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Soft ground etching and aquatint
30.55 x 44.00 in
77.6 x 111.8 cm
This work is signed by the artist and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
About The Work
In a catalogue for his Canfield Hatfield series, artist David Salle writes: “Professor Canfield Hatfield was a supposedly real-life character who… [worked] as a paid maker of rain for drought-stricken communities in the West—a high-wager kind of job and by extension a useful metaphor for the relationship between risk, hope, and fraud that enter into any art-making or rain-making situation.” While these concepts are rather abstract, they nonetheless play out in this enigmatic work (an etching in an edition of 60), as the viewer is challenged to either devise a narrative from the disparate elements, or else find consolation in the uncertainty.
About David Salle
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: 10 surprisingly affordable high-flex works
- Interviews & Features: Interview: Eric Fischl on His New Artspace Limited Edition Print
- Art 101: What to Say About Your New David Salle Print
- News & Events: Gilliam, Richter, Schutz, & More: 8 Prints to Invest In
- News & Events: Prada Marfa, Satan, and Magnetic Dogs: The Upcoming Art Books to Get Excited About
- This work is framed. Frame measurements are 35.75" x 48.00".
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- This work is final sale and not eligible for return.
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