Off to the Fields
c. 1950
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etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.18 × 27.94 cm (9 1/8 × 11 in.) sheet: 31.43 × 37.94 cm (12 3/8 × 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1123
Art Historical Context
**Off to the Fields** ico Castellón, c. 1950 Etching in black on laid paper National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection (quest of Frank B.istow)* Created around 1950, *Off to the Fields* is a striking etching by Spanish-born American artist Federico Castell (1914–1971), renowned for his masterful prints that blend social realism with subtle surrealist influences. The title evokes the rhythm of rural life, suggesting figures departing for agricultural labor—a theme resonant in mid-20th America amid post-World War II economic shifts and migrations. Measuring 23.18 × 27.94 cm on the pla...