Figures III
1988
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one of a set of eleven prints: color softground etching and aquatint on Somerset Soft White paper
Dimensions
sheet: 47.8 × 39.7 cm (18 13/16 × 15 5/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.105
Art Historical Context
**Figures III by Tony Cragg (1988)** Tony Cragg's *Figures III*, created in 1988, is of eleven vibrant prints from a cohesive portfolio, showcasing the British artist's exploration of organic, humanoid forms through printmaking. Best known for his sculptural works that blend abstraction and figuration—often drawing from natural debris and industrial materials—Cragg ventured into color softground etching and aquint here, techniques that capture textured, painterly effects on Somerset Soft White paper. Measuring 47.8 × 39.7 cm, each sheet invites close inspection of its layered tones and fluid ...
About the Artist
Tony Cragg
Sir Tony Cragg (b. 1949) is a British sculptor whose career, spanning more than five decades, has traced a remarkable arc from early assemblages of found industrial materials to large-scale works of virtuosic formal invention in bronze, steel, glass, and wood. Born in Liverpool, Cragg worked as a laboratory technician for the British Rubber Producers Research Association before pursuing formal art...