Figures IV
1988
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one of a set of eleven prints: color softground etching and aquatint on Somerset Soft White paper
Dimensions
sheet: 48.2 × 38.9 cm (19 × 15 5/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.106
Art Historical Context
**Figures IV** (1988) by British sculptor Tony Cragg invites visitors into his exploration of form and abstraction through printmaking. As one of eleven prints in cohesive portfolio, this color softground etching and aquint on Somerset Soft White paper capturesagg's fascination with organic, mutable shapes reminiscent of his renowned three-dimensional sculptures. Measuring 48.2 × 38.9 cm, the intimate scale draws the eye to intricate details, now housed in the National Gallery Art's Contemporary Graphics collection thanks to the generous gift of master printer Kathan Brown. Softground etching...
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...