1 Sekunde/7
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View on museum website →Medium
woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 26.04 × 33.02 cm (10 1/4 × 13 in.) image: 20 × 26.83 cm (7 7/8 × 10 9/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Collectors Committee
Accession Number
2019.59.1.7
Art Historical Context
Christiane Baumgartner’s *1 Sekunde/7* (2004) is a striking woodcut that exemplifies the artist’s innovative approach to printmaking in the contemporary era. Created as part of a portfolio, this intimate work measures 26.04 × 33.02 cm on its sheet, with the image spanning 20 × 26.83 cm. The evocative title—“1 Second/7”— at themes of time and fragmentation, possibly evoking a single moment dissected into parts, a concept resonant in early 21st-century art exploring digital and perceptual speeds. Woodcut, one of the oldest printmaking techniques, involves carving an image into wood and printing...