Sonata
c. 1934
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lithograph
Dimensions
image: 241 x 302 mm sheet: 380 x 456 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
2008.115.4690
Art Historical Context
**Sonata** by Harold. Swartz, created around 1934, is a striking lithograph measuring 241 x 302 mm on a larger 380 x 456 mm sheet. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Department of Modern Prints (CG-W), work enters the museum's collection through the generous gift of Reba and Dave Williams, collectors of American prints. The evocative title *Sonata* hints at musical inspiration, a common motif in early 20-century art that blends rhythm and abstraction. Lithography, Swartz's chosen medium, is a planographic printing technique where the artist draws directly on a stone or metal plate with g...