Landscape
1956
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 44.45 × 54.61 cm (17 1/2 × 21 1/2 in.) sheet: 49.85 × 65.72 cm (19 5/8 × 25 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund)
Accession Number
2015.19.940
Art Historical Context
John Hultberg's *Landscape* (1956 is a striking lithograph in black ink on wove paper, measuring 44.45 × 54.61 cm for the image and slightly larger for the sheet. Created during the vibrant mid-20th-century American art scene, this print exemplifies Hultberg's exploration of abstracted natural forms. As part of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran—acquired through the Mary E. Maxwell Fund reflects the era's emphasis on innovative printmaking, bridging fine art painting with accessible reproduction techniques. Lithography, Hultberg's chosen medium, involves drawing on a flat stone or plate w...