Landscape #1
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drypoint in black on Somerset paper
Dimensions
sheet: 57.5 x 37.5 cm (22 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2001.142.26
Art Historical Context
Francesco Clemente's *Landscape #1 (1981) is a captivating drypoint print, showcasing the Italian artist's mastery of intimate, textured mark-making on fine Somerset paper. Measuring 57.5 x 37.5 cm, this black-ink work belongs to the National Gallery of's print collection, thanks to the generous gift of Kathan Brown, founder of Crown Point Press a hub for innovative contemporary prints. Drypoint, an intaglio technique, involves scratching directly into a metal plate with a sharp tool, raising a soft burr that yields velvety, expressive lines—ideal for evoking the organic flow of a landscape. ...
About the Artist
Francesco Clemente
Francesco Clemente was born on March 23, 1952, in Naples, Italy, into an aristocratic family as the only son of Judge Marchese Lorenzo Clemente di San Luca and his wife, Bianca Quarto. Drawn to art from childhood through dreamlike drawings inspired by recollections, he moved to Rome in 1970 to study architecture at Sapienza University but soon abandoned it for visual arts. There, he met the concep...