Inspection
c. 1950
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View on museum website →Medium
screenprint
Dimensions
image: 534 x 381 mm paper: 556 x 415 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.4593
Art Historical Context
**Inspection** by Bernard Joseph Ste, created around 1950, is a screenprint measuring 534 x 381 mm (image) on paper sized 556 x 415 mm. This mid-20th-century work captures a moment of scrutiny through its bold composition, housed in the National of Art's CG-W department as part of the Reba Dave Williams Collection—a generous gift that enriches the museum's holdings in modern prints. Screenprinting, Steffen's chosen medium, revolutionized printmaking by the 1950s. Using stencils and layered inks pushed through mesh screens, it allowed for vibrant colors and sharp edges, bridging commercial tec...