Lady with a Hat I, Widow
1981
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View on museum website →Medium
etching, drypoint and mezzotint
Dimensions
image: 42 x 32.2 cm (16 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.) sheet: 68.2 x 50 cm (26 7/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection
Accession Number
2004.109.7
Art Historical Context
**Lady with a Hat I,** (1981) by Slovak artist Albin Brunovsky invites viewers into a world of quiet elegance and subtle mystery. Created during the late Communist era in Czechoslovakia, this intimate portrait depicts a veiled widow adorned with a hat, her demeanor poised yet tinged with melancholy. Brunovsky, a leading figure in 20th Central European graphic art, was renowned for his intricate, allegorical prints that blend realism with dreamlike elements, drawing from the rich tradition of Slovak printmaking. The artwork's power lies in its masterful use of mixed intaglio techniques: etchin...