Dancer III
2004
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View on museum website →Medium
color sugarlift aquatint with aquatint on wove Somerset paper
Dimensions
plate: 40.3 x 30 cm (15 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.) sheet: 63.1 x 50.8 cm (24 13/16 x 20 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2006.122.76
Art Historical Context
**Dancer III** by Oliveira, created in 2004, captivates with its fluid exploration of the human form, showcased in the National Gallery of Art's print collection. This intimate work, from the plate measuring 40.3 x 30 cm (15 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.) on a larger 63.1 x 50.8 cm (24 13/16 x 20 in.) sheet ofove Somerset paper, reflects Oliveira's late-career fascination with movement and abstraction. As part of a series, it invites viewers to ponder the grace and energy of dance through layered colors and dynamic lines. Oliveira, a master printmaker renowned for his innovative intaglio techniques, emp...
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...