Listeners, State 1
1990
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softground etching and aquatint in black on Somerset Textured paper
Dimensions
sheet: 34 x 33 cm (13 3/8 x 13 in.) image: 21.6 x 21.6 cm (8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.130
Art Historical Context
Tony Cragg's *Listeners, State * (1990) invites visitors into the tactile world of a master sculptor turned printmaker. Born in 1949 in Liverpool,agg rose to prominence in the 1980s with his sculptures—organic, twisting forms made from found materials that blurred the lines between nature, industry, and the human body. This intimate print, gifted to the National Gallery of Art by pioneering printmaker Kathan Brown, marks "State 1," an early proof in an edition, showcasing Cragg's experimentation beyond three dimensions. Crafted in softground etching and aquatint in black ink on luxurious Some...
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...