Construction
1932
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View on museum website →Medium
etching and aquatint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 35.24 × 27.62 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7992
Art Historical Context
Harry Sternberg's *Construction* (1932) is a striking etching and aquatint in black on wove paper, measuring 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches. As part of the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection, this print captures artist's early mastery of intaglio techniques during a pivotal moment in American art. Sternberg, a prominent 20th-century printmaker drew inspiration from the industrial pulse of urban America, reflecting the social realist tendencies that emerged amid the Great Depression. Created just as economic hardship gripped the nation, *Construction* embodies the era's fascination with ma...
About the Artist
Harry Sternberg · 1904–2001
Harry Sternberg (1904–2001) was an American printmaker, painter, and educator whose long career made him one of the most influential figures in the development of American graphic arts during the twentieth century. Born in New York City, he studied at the Art Students League, which was then the principal training ground for socially engaged American artists, and the League's emphasis on draftsmans...