Cairn 4 [working proof 2]
1998
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soft ground etching and sugar lift aquatint on wove Somerset paper [working proof 2]
Dimensions
plate: 40.5 × 35.3 cm (15 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 53.2 × 45.8 cm (20 15/16 × 18 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2024.132.360
Art Historical Context
Bryan Hunt's *Cairn 4 [working proof 2]*1998) is a captivating example of late 20th-century print, showcasing the artist's exploration of form and texture through innovative techniques. Hunt, an acclaimed American sculptor and printmaker known for his monumental works inspired by natural and ancient structures, created this piece as an experimental stage in his print series. A "cairn"—a stack of stones used historically as trail markers or memorials—serves as the evocative subject, evoking themes of endurance and human intervention in the landscape. Rendered in soft ground etching and sugar l...
About the Artist
Bryan Hunt
Bryan Hunt (born 1947) is an American sculptor whose elegant, process-oriented works occupy a distinctive place in the landscape of postwar American art. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, he studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles before relocating to New York in the early 1970s, where he quickly became part of the dynamic artistic scene that included many of the leading figures of his genera...