Sunshine in an Interior
Medium
mezzotint
Dimensions
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Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund
Accession Number
2001.58
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About this artwork
Peter Vilhelm Ilsted was one of only a few artists of his time to take up mezzotint, the printmaking technique used here. The process involved a tonal reversal—with the artist working from dark to light—that allowed Ilsted to render evocative and moody interiors. Like this print, most of his works were inhabited by young women seen from behind or in profile and involved in introspection or study. The subject of this work appears in darkness at the far side of the image, just beyond a patch of dr...