Ohrození I (Distress I)
1951 to 1975
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color softground etching, drypoint, and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 51.1 x 41.5 cm (20 1/8 x 16 5/16 in.) sheet: 70.2 x 50 cm (27 5/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gerald Cerny
Accession Number
2000.166.129
Art Historical Context
**Ohrození I (Distress I)** by Alena Laufrová is a striking color print crafted between 1951 and1975, a period spanning the height of the Cold War and artistic experimentation in post-World War II Europe. Measuring 51.1 x 41.5 cm on the plate (sheet: 70.2 x 50 cm), this belongs to the National Gallery of Art print collection (Department CG-W), generously gifted by Gerald Cerny. The evocative title, translating from Czech as "Distress I" or " I," hints at emotional or societal tensions of the era, captured through Laufrová's masterful intaglio techniques. Laufrová combines softground etching—f...