Snehové brazdy (Snow Furrows)
1968
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aquatint in black ink on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 35 x 48.9 cm (13 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.) sheet: 47.6 x 64.7 cm (18 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gerald Cerny
Accession Number
2000.166.35
Art Historical Context
Ladislav Čepelák's *Snehové brazdy*Snow Furrows), created in 1968, viewers into a stark winter scene through the delicate medium of aquatint black ink on wove. Measuring 35 x 48.9 cm on the plate, this print from the National Gallery of Art collection evokes the rhythmic patterns of snow plowed into furrows, a motif that captures the quiet beauty and austerity of a frozen landscape. Donated as a gift from Gerald Cerny, it the postwar European tradition of graphic arts, where artists like Čepelák explored nature's subtle textures. Aquatint, a refined intaglio technique, distinguishes this work...