Market
c. 1935-1943
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aquatint
Dimensions
image: 224 x 182 mm sheet: 325 x 252 mm
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.687.5
Art Historical Context
William LeRoy Flint's *Market*, created around 1935–1943, captures the bustle of everyday commerce through the lens of American printmaking during the Great Depression and early World War II era. This aquatint print, measuring 224 x 182 mm on a larger 325 x 252 mm, likely evokes the vibrant energy of a marketplace, reflecting the social realism that permeated art of the time as artists documented ordinary life amid economic hardship. Aquatint, Flint's chosen medium, is an intaglio technique that allows for subtle tonal gradations and textured effects, resembling watercolor washes. Popularized...