Quantum IV
1966
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lithograph (stone) in yellow, green, blue, brown, two violets, three grays and two beiges on Copperplate Deluxe paper
Dimensions
image: 74.2 x 53.4 cm (29 3/16 x 21 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.134
Art Historical Context
**Quantum IV** by Garo Antreasian created in 1966 is a vibrant stone lithograph that exemplifies the revival of this ancient printmaking technique in mid-20th-century America. Measuring 74.2 x 53.4 cm, it features a rich palette of yellow, green, blue, brown, twolets, three grays and two beiges on Copperplate Deluxe paper.reasian, a pioneering American printmaker and educator, was instrumental in advancing lithography through his work at the Tamarind Lith Workshop, where artists experimented with bold colors and complex layering on traditional stone plates. The title *Quantum IV* hints at the...
About the Artist
Garo Antreasian
Garo Zareh Antreasian (1922–2018), an American artist of Armenian descent born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to parents who survived the 1915 Armenian genocide, discovered lithography at age seventeen while attending Arsenal Technical High School, using abandoned equipment there. He earned a BFA from the Herron School of Art in 1948, served as a combat artist in the Pacific during World War II, and th...