City of the Eyes IV
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph (zinc and stone) in violet and black onwhite Nacre paper
Dimensions
image: 25.5 x 25.6 cm (10 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.4
Art Historical Context
**City of the Eyes IV created by Guatemalan artist Rodolfo Abach in 1966 invites viewers into a surreal urban dreamscape through the intimate medium of lithography. Printed in violet and black on shimmering white Nacre paper—arous, pearl-like surface that enhances its ethereal quality—this square-format work (25.5 x 25.6 cm) belongs to a portfolio classified in the National Gallery of Art's, generously gifted by Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. SmithAbularach, known for his fantastical imagery blending architecture and human elements, employs traditional lithographic techniques on both zinc plates a...