Dancer II
2004
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View on museum website →Medium
color sugarlift aquatint with aquatint on wove Somerset paper
Dimensions
plate: 40.3 x 32.5 cm (15 7/8 x 12 13/16 in.) sheet: 63.3 x 53 cm (24 15/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2006.122.75
Art Historical Context
**Dancer II** (2004) by Nathan captures the artist's lifelong fascination with the human figure in motion, rendered as a vibrant color print on luxurious wove Somerset paper. 40.3 x 32.5 cm on the plate, this work exemplifies Oliveira's mastery of printmaking in his later years. A prominent American artist (1928–2010) associated with the Bay Areaative movement, Oliveira blended abstraction and representation, often exploring themes of vitality and transience through dancers and ethereal forms. The medium—color sugarlift aquatint combined with aquatint—highlights innovative intaglio techniques...
About the Artist
Nathan Oliveira
Nathan Oliveira (1928–2010) was an American painter and printmaker associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement who developed a distinctive approach to the human figure that balanced gestural expressionism with haunting psychological presence. Born in Oakland, California, to Portuguese immigrant parents, he studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and Mills College. Oliveira emerg...