Euripides/Medea
1964
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etching
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1980.45.1215
Art Historical Context
Imre Reiner's *Euripides/Medea* (1964) is a striking etching that draws on the ancient Greek tragedy by Eurip, centering the vengeful sorceress Medea. Created by the Hungarian-born artist (1902–1987), who fled Europe for London and became renowned for his modernist printmaking and typography, this work reflects Reiner's fascination with classical themes interpreted through a mid-20th-century lens Part of a portfolio in the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection—a treasure trove of graphic arts assembled by collector Lessing J. Rosenwald—it captures the timeless drama of betrayal and re...
About the Artist
Imre Reiner
**Imre Reiner** (1900–1987) was a Hungarian-born Swiss painter, graphic artist, typographer, and master illustrator whose multifaceted career bridged sculpture, experimental typography, and exquisite wood engravings. Born on August 18, 1900, in Versec (now Vršac, Serbia) to a Jewish family—his father a sculptor and stone carver who apprenticed him young—Reiner began formal studies at age 15 in scu...