Lost
c. 1950
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engraving (lucite)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1954.12.105
Art Historical Context
**Lost** by Harold Persico Paris (c. 1950) is a captivating engraving on lucite, housed in the National Gallery of's esteemed Rosenwald Collection. This print, classified within the CG-W department, exemplifies mid-20th-century innovation in American printmaking. Created around 1950, it captures a moment when artists were pushing boundaries post-World War II, exploring modern materials amid a surge in abstract and experimental expression. The medium—engraving on lucite, a clear acrylic plastic popularized in the 1930s—marks a departure from traditional copper or wood plates. Lucite's transpar...