Sailboat Race
c. 1955-1958
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etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 397 x 500 mm Sheet: 492 x 610 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.1761
Art Historical Context
Behold the exhilarating *Sailboat Race*, etching in black on wove paper American artist Herbert Lewis Fink, around 1955-1958. Measuring 397 x 500 mm (image) on a 492 x 610 mm sheet, this print captures thrill of competitive sailing, with taut sails billowing and vessels slicing through waves in a dynamic seascape. Fink's evokes the freedom and energy of maritime recreation, a popular pastime in mid-20th-century America. Etching, Fink's chosen medium, exemplifies mid-century printmaking mastery. The artist incised lines into a metal plate with acid, creating rich, velvety blacks and crisp whit...