Missing Link
1998
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View on museum website →Medium
color drypoint and spitbite aquatint on Somerset Textured white paper
Dimensions
image: 29.5 x 20.3 cm (11 5/8 x 8 in.) sheet: 43.5 x 33 cm (17 1/8 x 13 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2001.142.90
Art Historical Context
Nathan Oliveira's *Missing Link* (1998) is a captivating color drypoint and spitbite aquatint print, measuring 29.5 x 20.3 cm on luxurious Somerset Textured white paper Created late in the career of this influential American artist (1928–2010), known for his Bay Area Figurative style blending existential figuration with abstract expressionist energy, the work evokes themes of human evolution and connection—hinted at by its evocative title. Housed in the National Gallery Art as a gift from pioneering print publisher Kathan Brown, it exemplifies Oliveira's mastery of printmaking during a period ...
About the Artist
Nathan Oliveira
Nathan Oliveira (1928–2010) was an American painter and printmaker associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement who developed a distinctive approach to the human figure that balanced gestural expressionism with haunting psychological presence. Born in Oakland, California, to Portuguese immigrant parents, he studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and Mills College. Oliveira emerg...