Breathers, State 2
1990
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color softground etching and aquatint on Somerset Textured paper
Dimensions
sheet: 35.6 x 33 cm (14 x 13 in.) image: 21.6 x 21.6 cm (8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.92
Art Historical Context
Tony Cragg's *Breathers, State 2* (1990) is a captivating color softground etching and aquat, capturing the British sculptor's fascination with organic, fluid forms in a compact print format. Measuring just 21.6 x 21.6 cm in its image area on Somerset Textured paper, this intimate work exemplifies Cragg's toward abstracted, biomorphic shapes during the late 20th century echoing his monumental sculptures made from diverse materials. The title "Breathers" evokes a sense of vitality and movement, hinting at living, pulsating entities rendered through Cragg's innovative printmaking. Softground et...
About the Artist
Tony Cragg
Sir Tony Cragg (b. 1949) is a British sculptor whose career, spanning more than five decades, has traced a remarkable arc from early assemblages of found industrial materials to large-scale works of virtuosic formal invention in bronze, steel, glass, and wood. Born in Liverpool, Cragg worked as a laboratory technician for the British Rubber Producers Research Association before pursuing formal art...