Death of a Poet I
1901 to 1925
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lithograph on Nacre paper
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.2167
Art Historical Context
**Death of a Poet I** is a poignant lithograph created by Antonio Frasconi 1901 and 1925, now housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosen Collection (Department CG-W). Frasconi, a masterful printmaker, captures the solemn theme of a poet's demise, evoking themes of mortality artistic legacy that resonate deeply in early 20th-century printmaking traditions. As a classified print, this work exemplifies the era's fascination with blending literature and visual art, inviting viewers to on the fragility of creative genius. The artwork's medium—lithograph on nacre paper—adds a layer of elegance a...
About the Artist
Antonio Frasconi · 1919–2013
Antonio Frasconi (1919–2013) was a Uruguayan-American artist renowned for his masterful woodcuts, which blended bold graphic power with poignant social commentary. Born on April 28, 1919, aboard a ship between Argentina and Uruguay to Italian immigrant parents, he was raised in poverty in Montevideo, Uruguay, where his mother worked as a seamstress and restaurant manager to support him and his two...