Out of Orbit
1986
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View on museum website →Medium
color aquatint, drypoint, hardground etching, and spitbite aquatint on Somerset Satin paper
Dimensions
image: 45.1 x 45.4 cm (17 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.) sheet: 73 x 71.1 cm (28 3/4 x 28 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.192
Art Historical Context
**Out of Orbit** (1986) by Robert is a vibrant print that captures the artist's signature playful abstraction, evoking cosmic whimsy and sculptural energy. Hudson, a prominent figure in California's Funk art movement of the 1960s, often blended surreal forms with bold colors in his sculptures and prints. Created late in his career, this reflects his fascination with floating, otherworldly shapes—perfectly suited to its space-themed title—translating three-dimensional ideas into intricate two-dimensional layers. Printed using advanced intaglio techniques—color aquatint for rich tonal gradients...