Seated Man
c. 1950
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drypoint on buff paper [proof]
Dimensions
plate: 23.8 x 17.4 cm (9 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.) sheet: 32.4 x 25 cm (12 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Accession Number
2003.118.27
Art Historical Context
**Seated Man**, a compelling drypoint proof by French artist Pierre Tal-Coat dates to around 1950. Created on warm buff paper, this intimate print measures approximately 9⅜ × 6⅞ inches on the plate, inviting viewers into a quiet moment of human presence. Tal-Coat, born Pierre Cornuelle in Brittany and active in Paris's vibrant post-World War II art scene, known for his expressive line work bridging figuration and emerging abstraction, influenced by the École de Paris. Drypoint, Tal-Coat's chosen medium here, involves scratching directly into a metal plate with a sharp tool, raising a soft bur...