Bez názvu/Untitled
1991
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View on museum website →Medium
drypoint, aquatint and monoprint
Dimensions
image: 49.3 x 33 cm (19 7/16 x 13 in.) sheet: 66.8 x 48 cm (26 5/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gerald Cerny
Accession Number
2000.166.74
Art Historical Context
Ludmila Jandová'sBez názvu (Untitled)*, created in1991, exemplifies the intricate possibilities of printmaking during a transformative era in Eastern Europe. Just two years after the Velvet Revolution communist rule in Czechoslovakia, this captures the spirit of artistic renewal. Jandová, a printmaker, employs a sophisticated combination of techniques—drypoint for delicate, expressive lines etched directly into the metal plate; aquatint for rich tonal gradations achieved through resin dust and acid; and monoprint elements that ensure each impression is unique, blending precision with spontanei...