Room Under the Influence [working proof 1]
2008
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spit bite aquatint with aquatint and soft ground etching (WP 1 – black soft ground)
Dimensions
29 x 44 in.
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2024.132.14
Art Historical Context
**Room Under the Influence [working proof 1]** by Swedish artist Mamma Andersson (b. 1962) invites visitors into a haunting, atmospheric interior from 2008. Measuring an impressive 29 x 44 inches, this print—housed in the National Gallery of Art's Department of Prints (CG-W), courtesy of a gift from pioneering print publisher Kathan Brown—captures Andersson's signature blend of psychological realism and subtle surrealism. Her works often evoke dreamlike spaces drawn from memory, folklore, and everyday unease, with titles like this one hinting at altered states of perception. As a working proo...