Connecticut Landscape
c. 1937
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drypoint in black
Dimensions
plate: 22.4 × 27.5 cm (8 13/16 × 10 13/16 in.) sheet: 29 × 40.4 cm (11 7/16 × 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.1292
Art Historical Context
George Constant's *Connecticut Landscape* (c. 1937) is a captivating drypoint print that evokes the rolling hills and serene vistas of New England. Created during the Great Depression era, when American artists often turned to familiar regional scenes for inspiration, this work measures 22.4 × 27.5 cm on the plate (29 × 40.4 cm sheet) and resides in the National Gallery of's Reba and Dave Collection—a gift that enriches the museum's holdings of modern prints. Drypoint, Constant's chosen medium, involves scratching directly into a copper plate with a sharp tool, raising a soft burr that holds ...