Eighty Second Street [working proof 3]
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aquatint and soft ground etching with pen and blue ink, graphite, and red colored pencil additions on wove Somerset paper [working proof 3]
Dimensions
plate: 25.2 × 25.1 cm (9 15/16 × 9 7/8 in.) sheet: 39.1 × 38.6 cm (15 3/8 × 15 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2024.132.164
Art Historical Context
**Eighty Second Street [working proof 3]**, created by American artist Christopher Brown in 1993, offers a fascinating glimpse into the iterative process of printmaking. This working proof— the third in a series of trials—captures an urban street scene evoked by its evocative title, rendered on luxurious wove Somerset paper. Measuring a modest plate size of 25.2 × 25.1 cm, it belongs to the National Gallery of Art's print collection, generously gifted by Kathan Brown, highlighting the intimate connections in the art world. Brown employs sophisticated intaglio techniques: aquatint for rich, to...
About the Artist
Christopher Brown
Christopher Brown was born in 1951 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and grew up in Warren, Ohio, and Urbana, Illinois. He earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1973, then pursued graduate study at the University of California, Davis, receiving his M.F.A. in 1976. At Davis he studied under three formative California artists—Wayne Thiebau...