Poster Variation
1926 to 1950
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hand-colored aquatint and etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 36.3 x 39.2 cm (14 5/16 x 15 7/16 in.) sheet: 50.8 x 60.9 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Regina Slatkin
Accession Number
1991.169.7
Art Historical Context
Kenneth Noland's *Poster Variation*, created between1926 and 1950, is a hand-colored aquatint etching on wove paper With plate dimensions of 36.3 x 39.2 cm (14 5/16 x 15 7/16 in.) and a larger sheet of 50.8 x 60.9 cm (20 x 24 in.), this print viewers into the intimate world of mid-20-century printmaking. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's CG-W Department as a gifted piece from Regina Slatkin, it showcases Noland's affinity for bold color and geometric abstraction, hallmarks of his later Color Field style. The technique blends etching's sharp, incised lines with aquatint's soft, tonal was...