Dark Dancer Watcher X
1983
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View on museum website →Medium
hardground and softground etching, drypoint, engraving, and aquatint in black on Lana Gravure wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 44.77 × 30.16 cm (17 5/8 × 11 7/8 in.) sheet: 56.04 × 37.78 cm (22 1/16 × 14 7/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy
Accession Number
2019.109.40.10
Art Historical Context
**Dark Dancer Watcher X** (1983) by Will Petersen is a captivating intaglio print housed in the National Gallery of Art's portfolio collection (Department CG-W). Created as a gift from Bob Stana and Tom Judy this work exemplifies the technical sophistication of late 20th-century printmaking. Measuring 44.77 × 30.16 cm on the plate and printed on luxurious Lana Gravure wove paper, it invites viewers into a shadowy, enigmatic world evoked by its evocative title—perhaps hinting at a vigilant observer amid movement. Petersen masterfully combines hardground and softground etching, drypoint, engrav...