Quietly - 3
1997
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View on museum website →Medium
three dimensional silksceen and collage in black and white
Dimensions
image: 59.5 x 80 cm (23 7/16 x 31 1/2 in.) sheet: 69.6 x 98 cm (27 3/8 x 38 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gerald Cerny
Accession Number
2000.166.45
Art Historical Context
"Quietly - 3" is a captivating print by Polish artist Janusz Cywicki, created in 1997 now housed in the National Gallery of Art This work, part of a series suggested by its title, measures 59.5 x 80 cm in its image area on a larger 69.6 x 98 cm sheet. Gifted by Gerald Cerny, it late 20th-century innovation in printmaking through its unique medium: a three-dimensional silkscreen with collage, all rendered in stark black and white. The three-dimensional silkscreen technique pushes traditional flat printing into sculptural territory, layering inks and collaged elements to create texture and dept...